Fit for (re)purpose?: A New Look at the Spatial Distribution of Agricultural Subsidies

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-10414

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Fit for (re)purpose?: A New Look at the Spatial Distribution of Agricultural Subsidies

dc.contributor.author	Ebadi, Ebad
dc.contributor.author	Russ, Jason
dc.contributor.author	Zaveri, Esha
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-21T22:03:10Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-21T22:03:10Z
dc.date.issued	2023-04-21
dc.description.abstract	Agricultural subsidies make up a large share of public budgets, exceeding 40 percent of total agricultural production value in some countries. Subsidies are often important components of government strategies to raise agricultural productivity, support agricultural households, and promote food security. They do so by reducing production costs, promoting the use of inputs or modern farming techniques, encouraging the production of certain crops, and raising household incomes. Given the magnitude of these subsidies, their distributional implications and the externalities they impose on the environment are of significant consequence. This paper uses a new spatial analysis to explore the distributional implications of agricultural output subsidies across 16 countries/regions and the distributional and select environmental implications of input subsidies across 23 countries/regions. The findings show that, relative to the spatial distribution of income, both types of subsidy are distributionally mixed. Output subsidies are relatively progressive in 10 countries/regions and regressive in six, while input subsidies are relatively progressive in 11 countries/regions, regressive in nine, and neutral in three. The results also show that input subsidy schemes significantly increase fertilizer use, particularly in richer regions within countries, leading to soil saturation of nitrogen, an indicator of accelerated environmental degradation.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099340404192317151/IDU0252e371b05b6804d6a08f9f0d7bf5ca67b81
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-10414
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39726
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Papers; 10414
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE SUBSIDY
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	FERTILIZER
dc.subject	NITROGEN POLLUTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.title	Fit for (re)purpose?	en
dc.title.alternative	Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies	en
dc.title.subtitle	A New Look at the Spatial Distribution of Agricultural Subsidies	en
dc.type	Working Paper
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okr.crossref.title	Fit for (re)purpose?: A New Look at the Spatial Distribution of Agricultural Subsidies
okr.date.disclosure	2023-04-19
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-04-19T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-10414
okr.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10414
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okr.topic	Agriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topic	Agriculture::Fertilizers
okr.topic	Environment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.unit	GGSVP Chief Economist (GGSCE)
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