The impact of food price shocks in Uganda: First-order versus long-run effects

We look at the immediate effects of these shocks faced by households in Uganda on their poverty and well-being. In addition, we look at the economywide impact in the long run when all markets have settled at a new equilibrium. We find that in the short run, poverty has increased substantially. Howev...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Pauw, Karl, Minot, Nicholas
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
Subjects:	food prices wellbeing poverty agricultural development commodities computable general equilibrium models
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153568