Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso

This paper assesses the effects of rainfall shocks on poverty in Burkina Faso and Senegal using a computable general equilibrium model. An index quantifying effects of rainfall fluctuations shows that, due to a predicted increase in annual rainfall, Senegal will experience a decline in poverty, whil...

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Main Author: Cabral, Joseph François
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150065

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