Farmers' welfare and changing food prices: Nonparametric evidence from rice in Madagascar

被引:92
作者
Barrett, CB [1 ]
Dorosh, PA [1 ]
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV, FOOD & NUTR POLICY PROGRAM, ITHACA, NY 14853 USA
关键词
food prices; Madagascar; nonparametric estimation; poverty; rice; structural adjustment; welfare analysis;
D O I
10.2307/1243283
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
This paper uses nonparametric density estimation and kernel smoothing techniques to examine the instantaneous distributional implications of rice price changes in Madagascar. While many farmers do not participate in product markets as either buyers or sellers, and net sales or marketable surplus are fairly small for many others, the roughly one-third of rice farmers who fall below the poverty line face significant negative first-order welfare effects from increases in the mean or variance of rice prices. Conversely, the first-order gains from rice price increases are highly concentrated among the largest rice farmers and particular regions in Madagascar.
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页码:656 / 669
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