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The Impact of Food Inflation on Urban Poverty and Its Monetary Cost : Some Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations

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dc.contributor.authorDessus, Sébastien
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorde Hoyos, Rafael
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T15:03:34Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T15:03:34Z
dc.date.issued2008-07
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses a sample of 73 developing countries to estimate the change in the cost of alleviating urban poverty brought about by the recent increase in food prices. This cost is approximated by the change in the poverty deficit, that is, the variation in financial resources required to eliminate poverty under perfect targeting. The results show that, for most countries, the cost represents less than 0.1 percent of gross domestic product. However, in the most severely affected, it may exceed 3 percent. In all countries, the change in the poverty deficit is mostly due to the negative real income effect of those households that were poor before the price shock, while the cost attributable to new households falling into poverty is negligible. Thus, in countries where transfer mechanisms with effective targeting already exist, the most cost-effective strategy would be to scale up such programs rather than designing tools to identify the new poor.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9670245/impact-food-inflation-urban-poverty-monetary-cost-some-back-of-the-envelope-calculations
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4666
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6849
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4666
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL YIELDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICE
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION BASKET
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDERIVATIVE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRICES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectFOOD DEMAND
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE INFLATION
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SHARE
dc.subjectFOOD-FOR-WORK
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURES
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectNEW POOR
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY THRESHOLD
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGE
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOCIAL UNREST
dc.subjectTARGETED TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTARGETING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.titleThe Impact of Food Inflation on Urban Poverty and Its Monetary Cost : Some Back-of-the-Envelope Calculationsen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9670245/impact-food-inflation-urban-poverty-monetary-cost-some-back-of-the-envelope-calculations
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4666
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9670245
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okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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