Impact of Grain Trade Policies on Prices and Welfare : Evidence from Malawi (English)

Restricting cross-border trade through export bans in an attempt to stabilize domestic prices has been a particularly popular policy tool used by many sub-Saharan countries in recent years. However, little is known about how the variability in harvests and seasonality -- two critical dimensions of smallholder agriculture in Africa -- mediate the effects of export bans on household welfare. This study assesses the short-term impact of export bans on...

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Fuje,Habtamu Neda;

Pullabhotla,Hemant Kumar;
Document Date
2020/10/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9436
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Malawi,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2020/10/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Impact of Grain Trade Policies on Prices and Welfare : Evidence from Malawi
Keywords
export ban

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Fuje,Habtamu Neda; Pullabhotla,Hemant Kumar.

Impact of Grain Trade Policies on Prices and Welfare : Evidence from Malawi (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9436 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/571291602596745920

Impact of Grain Trade Policies on Prices and Welfare : Evidence from Malawi (English)

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