Knowledge accumulation means either new knowledge (an increase in its quality), greater access to existing knowledge (an increase in its quantity), or both. The authors examine the relative contribution...
Based on an economy-wide perspective, this paper begins with a discussion of the bias against exports and agriculture that characterized the economic literature and the development strategies in many developing...
Forming a regional grouping with neighboring nations may be one way for microstates to overcome a major problem: Because of their weak bargaining power and high fixed costs of negotiation, microstates...
Standard theory says that a country's welfare is unaffected by being excluded from a small regional trade agreement. But for most products, "small" countries and regional trade agreements do have some...
Regional integration agreements (RIAs) are examples of second best and have an ambiguous impact on welfare, contend the authors. They build a model in which RIAs unambiguously raise welfare by correcting...
The core of this study is an in-depth analysis of the economic effects of agricultural economic interventions in eighteen developing countries during the period from 1960 to 1985. The theoretical approach...
This report summarizes the results of an agricultural study in Asia. The project employed a common analytical framework and entailed close collaboration between the investigators and the project's three...
This report summarizes the results of an agricultural study in Latin America. The project employed a common analytical framework and entailed close collaboration between the investigators and the project's...
Past studies have identified nutrition exclusively with nutrient intake. A better definition of nutrition would critically affect the link between poverty and malnutrition and would affect the implications...
It has been argued that if several developing countries expand exports, they are likely to experience a decline in their terms of trade, export revenues, and real incomes. The general case for this export...
This report summarizes the results of an agricultural study in Latin America. The project employed a common analytical framework and entailed close collaboration between the investigators and the project's...
The impact of sector-specific (direct) and economywide (indirect) policies on agricultural incentives for 18 developing countries for the period 1975-84 are estimated. The direct effect is measured by...