Seasonality in local food markets and consumption : evidence from Tanzania (English)

This paper revisits the extent of seasonality in African livelihoods. It uses 19 years of monthly food prices from 20 markets and three years of nationally representative household panel surveys from Tanzania. Trigonometric specifications are introduced to measure the seasonal gap. When samples are short and seasonality is poorly defined, they produce less upward bias than the common dummy variable approach. On average, the seasonal gap for maize...

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Kaminski,Jonathan;

Christiaensen,Luc;

Gilbert,Christopher L.;
Document Date
2015/12/18
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7520
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Tanzania,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2015/12/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Seasonality in local food markets and consumption : evidence from Tanzania
Keywords
consumption

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Kaminski,Jonathan; Christiaensen,Luc; Gilbert,Christopher L..

Seasonality in local food markets and consumption : evidence from Tanzania (English). LSMS|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7520 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201791467996678812

Seasonality in local food markets and consumption : evidence from Tanzania (English)

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