Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998
Economic reform programs assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of the...
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| author | Delgado, Christopher L. Minot, Nicholas Tiongco, Marites M. |
| author_browse | Delgado, Christopher L. Minot, Nicholas Tiongco, Marites M. |
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| description | Economic reform programs assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of the country. This is demonstrated and implications assessed for the constraints imposed on macroeconomic-led adjustment strategies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace18292025-11-06T06:29:00Z Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998 Delgado, Christopher L. Minot, Nicholas Tiongco, Marites M. trade marketing foods economic situation depreciation exchange rate currencies macroeconomic analysis macroeconomics maize starch products Economic reform programs assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of the country. This is demonstrated and implications assessed for the constraints imposed on macroeconomic-led adjustment strategies. 2004-07 2010-06-08T17:10:23Z 2010-06-08T17:10:23Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1829 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Delgado, C.; Minot, N.; Tiongco, M. 2004. Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998. MTID Discussion Paper no. 72, Washington, DC (USA): IFPRI. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1829 |
| spellingShingle | trade marketing foods economic situation depreciation exchange rate currencies macroeconomic analysis macroeconomics maize starch products Delgado, Christopher L. Minot, Nicholas Tiongco, Marites M. Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998 |
| title | Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998 |
| title_full | Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998 |
| title_fullStr | Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998 |
| title_short | Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-1998 |
| title_sort | evidence and implications of non tradability of food staples in tanzania 1983 1998 |
| topic | trade marketing foods economic situation depreciation exchange rate currencies macroeconomic analysis macroeconomics maize starch products |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1829 |
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