Staple Food Prices in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Empirical Assessment /

This paper analyzes the domestic and external drivers of local staple food prices in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using data on domestic market prices of the five most consumed staple foods from 15 countries, this paper finds that external factors drive food price inflation, but domestic factors can mitigate...

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Автор: Okou, Cedric
Інші автори: Spray, John, Unsal, Filiz
Формат: Журнал
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Серія:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/135
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