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Assessing the Potential Impact on Poverty of Rising Cereals Prices : The Case of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorTsimpo, Clarence
dc.contributor.authorWodon, Quentin
dc.contributor.authorCoulombe, Harold
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T21:54:36Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T21:54:36Z
dc.date.issued2008-10
dc.description.abstractConcerns have been raised about the impact of rising food prices worldwide on the poor. To assess the (short term) impact of rising food prices in any particular country it is necessary to look at both the impact on food producers (who benefit from an increase in prices) and food consumers (who loose out when the price increases), with a focus on poor producers and consumers. In Ghana, the impact of a change in the price of rice is not ambiguous because a large share of the rice consumed is imported, so that the negative impact for consumers is much larger than the positive impact for producers. For maize by contrast, the impact is ambiguous since much of the consumption is locally produced. Using a recent and comprehensive household survey, this paper provides an assessment of the potential impact of higher food prices on the poor in Ghana using both simple statistical analysis and non-parametric methods. The paper finds that rising food prices for rice, maize, and other cereals would together lead to an increase in poverty, but that by contrast to a number of other countries, this increase, while not negligible, may not be as large as feared.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9900427/assessing-potential-impact-poverty-rising-cereals-prices-case-ghana
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4740
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6944
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4740
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOMES
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCEREAL PRICES
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCOMPENSATORY MEASURES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION BASKET
dc.subjectCOST OF FOOD
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFLOUR
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMERS
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE INFLATION
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRICING
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCERS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCREASE POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectLEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNET INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PRODUCERS
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCING
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION SIDE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectRURAL HEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectRURAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSHORT-TERM IMPACT
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectSTAPLE FOODS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.titleAssessing the Potential Impact on Poverty of Rising Cereals Prices : The Case of Ghanaen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9900427/assessing-potential-impact-poverty-rising-cereals-prices-case-ghana
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4740
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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