Welfare consequences of food prices increases: Evidence from rural Mexico
Welfare consequences of food prices increases: Evidence from rural Mexico
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.03.009
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发表时间：
2013-09-01
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5
通讯作者：
Phillips, David
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作者：
Attanasio, Orazio;Di Maro, Vincenzo;Phillips, David
本文提出了一个福利后果的分析，最近在墨西哥食品价格上涨，使用微观层面的数据。我们估计一个QUAIDS模型的粮食需求，使用收集的数据来评估有条件的现金转移支付计划Oakidades。我们展示了穷人如何受到最近食品相对价格上涨和变化的影响。我们还展示了如何有条件的现金转移支付计划提供了一种手段来缓解主食价格上涨的问题，并模拟了这种政策对家庭福利和消费者需求的影响。我们将这一政策与其他政策反应进行了对比，例如价格补贴，这些政策扭曲了相对价格，并且针对性不强。(C)2013爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
This paper presents an analysis of the welfare consequences of recent increases in food prices in Mexico using micro-level data. We estimate a QUAIDS model of demand for food, using data collected to evaluate the conditional cash transfer program Oportunidades. We show how the poor have been affected by the recent increases and changes in relative prices of foods. We also show how a conditional cash transfer program provides a means of alleviating the problem of increasing staple prices, and simulate the impact of such a policy on household welfare and consumer demand. We contrast this policy with alternative policy responses, such as price subsidies, which distort relative prices and are less well-targeted. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.