Foreign Aid and Consumption Smoothing : Evidence From Global Food Aid /

Global food aid is considered a critical consumption smoothing mechanism in many countries. However, its record of stabilizing consumption has been mixed. This paper examines the cyclical properties of food aid with respect to food availability in recipient countries, with a view to assessing its im...

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Autor principal: Tiongson, Erwin
Altres autors: Clements, Benedict, Gupta, Sanjeev
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/040
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF