Causes of High Food Prices
Timmer, C. Peter | October 2008
Abstract
C. Peter Timmer writes about the causes of high food prices, focusing on staple grains—rice
in particular—and edible oils. He shows that although food prices have come down from
the spikes of early 2008, they are likely to remain higher than they were in early 2007 for
years to come. The paper explores the implications for policy and includes a technical
appendix that provides the analytical framework of this analysis.
Citation
Timmer, C. Peter. 2008. Causes of High Food Prices. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1783. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
1655-5252
Keywords
Economic Crisis
Economic Efficiency
Economic Policies
Regional Economic Development
Job Evaluation
Evaluation
Price stabilization
Food prices
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