The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program
We estimate the impact of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program using an economy‐wide approach. This approach yields benefit‐cost ratios about 60% higher than existing partial equilibrium studies, a result of our accounting for indirect benefits. Fertilizer response rates remain the determining parame...
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| author | Arndt, Channing Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James |
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| description | We estimate the impact of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program using an economy‐wide approach. This approach yields benefit‐cost ratios about 60% higher than existing partial equilibrium studies, a result of our accounting for indirect benefits. Fertilizer response rates remain the determining parameter for benefit‐cost ratio levels. Even with lower‐end response rates, the program is pro‐poor and generates double‐dividends through higher and more drought‐resilient yields. Overall, for macro‐economically significant programs, our approach strongly complements survey‐based evaluations. For Malawi, our results buttress arguments for a focus on program improvements. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1484052025-02-24T06:45:41Z The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program Arndt, Channing Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James modelling macroeconomics program evaluation subsidies risk We estimate the impact of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program using an economy‐wide approach. This approach yields benefit‐cost ratios about 60% higher than existing partial equilibrium studies, a result of our accounting for indirect benefits. Fertilizer response rates remain the determining parameter for benefit‐cost ratio levels. Even with lower‐end response rates, the program is pro‐poor and generates double‐dividends through higher and more drought‐resilient yields. Overall, for macro‐economically significant programs, our approach strongly complements survey‐based evaluations. For Malawi, our results buttress arguments for a focus on program improvements. 2016-01-01 2024-06-21T09:24:36Z 2024-06-21T09:24:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148405 en https://purl.umn.edu/169903 Open Access Wiley Arndt, Channing; Pauw, Karl; and Thurlow, James. 2016.The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 98(3): 962 - 980. http://ajae.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/08/20/ajae.aav048.abstract |
| spellingShingle | modelling macroeconomics program evaluation subsidies risk Arndt, Channing Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program |
| title | The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program |
| title_full | The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program |
| title_fullStr | The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program |
| title_full_unstemmed | The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program |
| title_short | The economywide impacts and risks of Malawi’s farm input subsidy program |
| title_sort | economywide impacts and risks of malawi s farm input subsidy program |
| topic | modelling macroeconomics program evaluation subsidies risk |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148405 |
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