This paper presents new estimates of pass-through coefficients from international to domestic food prices by country in the Middle East and North Africa. The estimates indicate that, despite the use of food price subsidies and other government interventions, a rise in global food prices is transmitted to a significant degree into domestic food prices in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa, although cross-country variation is significant...
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2012/03/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS6018
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2012/03/01
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How vulnerable are Arab countries to global food price shocks ?
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food price