Documentos e informes
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The role of inventory adjustments in quantifying factors causing food price inflation (Inglés)
The food commodity price increases beginning in 2001 and culminating in the food crisis of 2007/08 reflected a combination of several factors, including economic growth, biofuel expansion, exchange rate...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS5744 Fecha del documento: 1 de agosto de 2011 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Hochman,Gal,Rajagopal, Deepak,Timilsina,Govinda R.,Zilberman,David
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Food safety, the environment, and trade (Inglés)
In this paper, the authors discuss the ways in which national governments, firms, and individuals respond to policy related to food safety, environmental protection, and trade. These responses must be...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 55966 Fecha del documento: 1 de julio de 2008 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Zilberman,David,Hochman, Gal,Sexton, Steven E.
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Review of environmental, economic and policy aspects of biofuels (Inglés)
The world is witnessing a sudden growth in production of biofuels, especially those suited for replacing oil like ethanol and biodiesel. This paper synthesizes what the environmental, economic, and policy...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS4341 Fecha del documento: 1 de septiembre de 2007 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rajagopal, Deepak,Zilberman,David
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Technological change in agriculture and poverty reduction (Inglés)
This paper explores under what conditions the current biotechnological revolution in agriculture is helpful for reducing poverty in developing countries. The paper examines the income of rural consumers...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 27904 Fecha del documento: 1 de noviembre de 1999 Autor: Graff, Gregory,Sadoulet,Elisabeth Marie L.,Zilberman,David,De Janvry,Alain F.