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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Autore principale: Tiongson, Erwin
Altri autori: Clements, Benedict, Gupta, Sanjeev
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/040
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF