Food Prices and Political Instability /

We examine the effects that variations in the international food prices have on democracy and intra-state conflict using panel data for over 120 countries during the period 1970-2007. Our main finding is that in Low Income Countries increases in the international food prices lead to a significant de...

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Hovedforfatter: Arezki, Rabah
Andre forfattere: Bruckner, Markus
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/062
Online adgang:Full text available on IMF