Cost-benefit framework for policy action to navigate food price spikes. FOODSECURE Working Paper No 33

Matthias Kalkuhl, Mekbib Haile, Lukas Kornher and Marta Kozicka

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Abstract: This paper develops a cost-benefit framework for evaluating the impacts of price spikes and price volatility in food commodities ranging from allocative, political-economy and health to human welfare effects. After reviewing the research on impacts of price spikes and volatility, several policies to reduce volatility or its adverse impacts are classified and evaluated. The evaluation of policies is visualized according to different criteria that allow assessment of strengths and weaknesses of several policies.

JEL-codes: D61 E30 E64 F13 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40
Date: 2015-07
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