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082 0 4 _a92-020209
100 1 _aTaylor, D.S.
245 0 0 _aFood-pricing policy in developing countries:
_b further evidence on cereal producer prices
260 _c1991
340 _aPrinted
520 _aRecently, two independent studies have produced contradicting evidence regarding the extent of price discrimination in developing countries. The objective of this study is to reexamine the evidence of direct and indirect distortion in cereal producer prices. Nominal protection coefficients for wheat, maize, and rice are calculated for fifty-one developing countries spanning the period 1980-86. Black market exchange rates are used to adjust the nominal protection coefficients to reflect the indirect effect of price interventions through exchange rate policies. The results confirm the conventional wisdom that, although developing countries tend to
546 _aEnglish
591 _aSEP archives 2
595 _aAC
650 1 0 _aAmerica
650 1 7 _aCereals
_gAGROVOC
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_91036
650 1 0 _aEconomic geography
650 1 0 _aEconomic policies
650 1 0 _aHuman nutrition
650 1 0 _aMarketing policies
650 1 0 _aPlant products
650 1 0 _aPolicies
650 1 0 _aPrice policies
650 1 0 _aPrices
650 1 0 _aTrade, marketing and distribution
700 1 _aPhillips, T.P.,
_ecoaut.
773 0 _tAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics
_n92-020209, 625540
_gv. 73, no. 4, p. 1036-1043
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