Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis

Export bans have been frequently used by developing countries in recent years in an attempt to ensure domestic food supplies and insulate domestic market prices from international price hikes. This article uses Tanzania to examine the impact of export bans using a computable general equilibrium mode...

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Autores principales: Diao, Xinshen, Kennedy, Adam
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147522
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description Export bans have been frequently used by developing countries in recent years in an attempt to ensure domestic food supplies and insulate domestic market prices from international price hikes. This article uses Tanzania to examine the impact of export bans using a computable general equilibrium model. We find that banning cross‐border maize exports has very little effect on the national food price index and that the benefits from lower maize prices are captured primarily by urban households, while maize producer prices decrease significantly. The export ban further decreases the wage rate for low‐skilled labour and the returns to land, while returns to non‐agricultural capital and wage rates for skilled labour increase, further hurting poor rural households and thus increasing poverty for the country as a whole.
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spelling CGSpace1475222024-10-25T07:58:45Z Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis Diao, Xinshen Kennedy, Adam mathematical models policies maize trade barriers computable general equilibrium models trade Export bans have been frequently used by developing countries in recent years in an attempt to ensure domestic food supplies and insulate domestic market prices from international price hikes. This article uses Tanzania to examine the impact of export bans using a computable general equilibrium model. We find that banning cross‐border maize exports has very little effect on the national food price index and that the benefits from lower maize prices are captured primarily by urban households, while maize producer prices decrease significantly. The export ban further decreases the wage rate for low‐skilled labour and the returns to land, while returns to non‐agricultural capital and wage rates for skilled labour increase, further hurting poor rural households and thus increasing poverty for the country as a whole. 2016-01-14 2024-06-21T09:22:59Z 2024-06-21T09:22:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147522 en Wiley Diao, Xinshen; Kennedy, Adam. 2016. Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis. Development Policy Review 34(1): 101 - 134. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12143
spellingShingle mathematical models
policies
maize
trade barriers
computable general equilibrium models
trade
Diao, Xinshen
Kennedy, Adam
Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis
title Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis
title_full Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis
title_fullStr Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis
title_full_unstemmed Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis
title_short Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model analysis
title_sort economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in tanzania a dynamic computable general equilibrium model analysis
topic mathematical models
policies
maize
trade barriers
computable general equilibrium models
trade
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147522
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