Food subsidies and cash transfers in Egypt: Evaluating general equilibrium benefits and trade-offs

Most Egyptians receive food subsidies, which are the cornerstone of the country’s social protection system. The government recently attempted to reduce subsidies, with limited success, and introduced a cash transfer program targeting the poor. We use a dynamic general equilibrium model of the Egypti...

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Autores principales: Breisinger, Clemens, Kassim, Yumna, Kurdi, Sikandra, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143776

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