Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities

This paper investigates the drivers of export restrictions on agricultural products based on an original dataset developed at IFPRI. We focus on four food price crises when export restrictions (bans, taxes, licenses, etc.) were applied: the 2007–2008 and 2010–2011 food price crises, the COVID‐19 pan...

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Autores principales: Mamun, Abdullah, Laborde Debucquet, David
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175165
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description This paper investigates the drivers of export restrictions on agricultural products based on an original dataset developed at IFPRI. We focus on four food price crises when export restrictions (bans, taxes, licenses, etc.) were applied: the 2007–2008 and 2010–2011 food price crises, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the 2022 crisis associated with the Russia–Ukraine war. Although the justifications for such trade policies have been discussed in the literature, the ability to forecast their implementation remains understudied. The probit model used in this study suggests that the inflation rate has a higher power to predict export restrictions than do international commodity prices. The probability of export restrictions increases more when price changes are measured from a reference level in the long term than in the short term. Among the covariates, agricultural land per capita, the commodity's share in total production, and weather conditions increase the chances of imposing export restrictions. Population density, share of agriculture in GDP, urbanization rate, and political economy indicators all have a negative influence on the likelihood of export controls.
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spelling CGSpace1751652025-12-11T21:54:48Z Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities Mamun, Abdullah Laborde Debucquet, David international trade trade trade liberalization exports inflation export controls foods This paper investigates the drivers of export restrictions on agricultural products based on an original dataset developed at IFPRI. We focus on four food price crises when export restrictions (bans, taxes, licenses, etc.) were applied: the 2007–2008 and 2010–2011 food price crises, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the 2022 crisis associated with the Russia–Ukraine war. Although the justifications for such trade policies have been discussed in the literature, the ability to forecast their implementation remains understudied. The probit model used in this study suggests that the inflation rate has a higher power to predict export restrictions than do international commodity prices. The probability of export restrictions increases more when price changes are measured from a reference level in the long term than in the short term. Among the covariates, agricultural land per capita, the commodity's share in total production, and weather conditions increase the chances of imposing export restrictions. Population density, share of agriculture in GDP, urbanization rate, and political economy indicators all have a negative influence on the likelihood of export controls. 2025-11 2025-06-18T17:55:11Z 2025-06-18T17:55:11Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175165 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140687 Limited Access Wiley Mamun, Abdullah; and Laborde Debucquet, David. 2025. Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities. Agricultural Economics 56(6): 905-923. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.70041
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trade
trade liberalization
exports
inflation
export controls
foods
Mamun, Abdullah
Laborde Debucquet, David
Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities
title Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities
title_full Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities
title_fullStr Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities
title_full_unstemmed Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities
title_short Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities
title_sort role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities
topic international trade
trade
trade liberalization
exports
inflation
export controls
foods
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