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The Financial and Economic Crisis of 2008-2009 and Developing Countries
THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS OF 2008-2009 AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Edited by Sebastian Dullien Detlef J. Kotte Alejandro Márquez Jan Priewe UNITED NATIONS New York and Geneva, December 2010 ii Note Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNCTAD secretariat. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Material in this publication may be freely quoted; acknowl edgement, however, is requested (including reference to the document number). It would be appreciated if a copy of the publication containing the quotation were sent to the Publications Assistant, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10. UNCTAD/GDS/MDP/2010/1 UNITeD NatioNS PUblicatioN Sales No. e.11.II.D.11 ISbN 978-92-1-112818-5 Copyright © United Nations, 2010 All rights reserved THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS O F 2008-2009 AND DEVELOPING COUN T RIES iii CONTENTS Abbreviations and acronyms ................................................................................xi About the authors -
Final Technical Report| April 2017
FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT| APRIL 2017 Final technical report International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Strengthening West African Research Capacity on Security - Project 106743 (March 2012 – Feb. 2017) ISS-Pretoria (head Office) ISS-Dakar 361 Veale Street Regional Office for West Africa Block C, Brooklyn Court Immeuble Atryum Center, 4th floor New Muckleneuk Route de Ouakam, Pretoria, South Africa Dakar, Senegal Research team Programme managers Déo Barakamfitiye, Stéphanie Wolters, Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni Senior researchers Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni, William Assanvo, Barthelemy Blédé, David Zounmenou, Stéphanie Wolters Researchers Paulin Maurice Toupane and Ibrahim Maïga Junior researcher Ella Abatan Junior fellows 2012: Awa Faye Daou, Paulin Maurice Toupane, Lucie Boucher 2013: Lidawo Kilo, Baba Dakono, Bile Ehoussoua Marie Emmanuela Kabran, Sohe Loïc Elyse Gino Vlavonou, Mahamoudou Kane 2014: Esso- Wedeou Gnamké, Fatimata Ouédraogo, Tity Agbahey, Ibrahim Maïga, Ousmane Aly Diallo 2015: Jeannine Ella Abatan, Cheikh Dieng, Pascaline Compaoré, Jeanine Kobi Bié 2016: Aissatou Kanté, Kadiatou Yacouba Keita, Fatimata Ba, Wendyam Aristide Sawadogo, Patrick Olivier Gnonsekan Country/Region Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Dakar (Senegal), Nairobi (Kenya), Pretoria (South Africa) Contact information Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni [email protected], [email protected] CONTENTS 1. Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2. The research problem -
A Sticky-Price View of Hoarding ∗
A Sticky-Price View of Hoarding ∗ Christopher Hansman Harrison Hong Aureo de Paula Imperial College London Columbia University University College London Vishal Singh New York University November 8, 2018 Abstract Governments worry that household hoarding of staple foods during times of high prices destabilizes com- modity markets. The conventional view has hoarding—due to consumer precaution or panic—amplifying supply shocks and creating shortages. Using U.S. store-scanner data during the 2008 Global Rice Crisis, we reject this narrative. Areas with rice-eating populations had more hoarding but no difference in store price dynamics or stockouts. We find support instead for a reverse-causal channel, whereby sticky store prices lead to hoarding. Anticipating higher prices, rice-eating households bought rice from slow-to-adjust stores that implicitly offered promotions. Policy implications differ across these two views. ∗This paper was previously circulated as "Hoard Behavior and Commodity Bubbles". We thank seminar participants at INSEAD, Aalto, Peking University, Warwick University, Cambridge University, NBER Universities Conference on Commodities, HKUST, New York University, PUC-Rio and Yale University for helpful comments. We are also grateful to Emi Nakamura, Hassan Afrousi, Michael Woodford, William Goetzmann, Hank Bessembinder, Manuel Arellano, Orazio Attanasio, Richard Blundell, Marcelo Fernandes, Bo Honoré, Guy Laroque, Valerie Lechene and Elie Tamer for useful conversations. de Paula gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council through Starting Grant 338187 and the Economic and Social Research Council through the ESRC Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice grant RES-589-28-0001. 1 Introduction Household hoarding of staple foods—defined as the accumulation of inventories during times of high prices—has long been a concern of governments, particularly in developing countries. -
Guidelines on Food Fortification with Micronutrients
GUIDELINES ON FOOD FORTIFICATION FORTIFICATION FOOD ON GUIDELINES Interest in micronutrient malnutrition has increased greatly over the last few MICRONUTRIENTS WITH years. One of the main reasons is the realization that micronutrient malnutrition contributes substantially to the global burden of disease. Furthermore, although micronutrient malnutrition is more frequent and severe in the developing world and among disadvantaged populations, it also represents a public health problem in some industrialized countries. Measures to correct micronutrient deficiencies aim at ensuring consumption of a balanced diet that is adequate in every nutrient. Unfortunately, this is far from being achieved everywhere since it requires universal access to adequate food and appropriate dietary habits. Food fortification has the dual advantage of being able to deliver nutrients to large segments of the population without requiring radical changes in food consumption patterns. Drawing on several recent high quality publications and programme experience on the subject, information on food fortification has been critically analysed and then translated into scientifically sound guidelines for application in the field. The main purpose of these guidelines is to assist countries in the design and implementation of appropriate food fortification programmes. They are intended to be a resource for governments and agencies that are currently implementing or considering food fortification, and a source of information for scientists, technologists and the food industry. The guidelines are written from a nutrition and public health perspective, to provide practical guidance on how food fortification should be implemented, monitored and evaluated. They are primarily intended for nutrition-related public health programme managers, but should also be useful to all those working to control micronutrient malnutrition, including the food industry. -
Participants Atelier4 Page 1 F Benin A4 F Mauritanie A4 F A4 M Tunisie
Participants_atelier4 Pays de l’adresse / Participation à l'atelier / country of the attendance at the Nom / Name / Nome Genre Courte présentation / brief presentation / breve apresentação address / país do workshop / participação endereço no workshop Akplogan-Dossa, Huguette Aurore Sèna F Benin Technicienne en Gestion. Animation nationale de l'ARGA A4 Ba Tall, Oumoul Khayri F Mauritanie Secrétaire Générale de l’Association Mauritanienne de suivi-évaluation A4 Conseiller auprès du Président de la République pour les questions Barros, Jandira F Cabo Verde sociales A4 Directeur de l’Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et d’Administration des Ben Kahla, Karim M Tunisie Entreprises A4 Bendjelloun, Omar M Maroc Avocat à la Cour - Docteur en Droit A4 Borges Lopes da Costa, Gilson Celestino M Cabo Verde Etudiant en langues appliquées. A4 Membre du centre de ressources de l'Arga, il est Docteur en Sciences Cissé, Abdoul Wahab M Sénégal Politiques. Il partage ses activités entre l’enseignement, la recherche et la A4 consultance. Journaliste à la Chaîne de Télévision Panafricaine Africable dont elle est la Compaore, W. K.Raissa F Burkina Faso représente au Burkina Faso. Www.africable.net A4 Secrétaire administrative de la CAFO (Coordination des Associations et Coulibaly, Ma F Mali A4 ONG féminines du Mali) Chef du projet: Renforcement de la gouvernance démocratique au Mali, qui vise à renforcer la gouvernance démocratique au Mali dans le cadre d’un processus participatif en appui au processus de réforme de l’État : création Crabett, Didier M Mali d’un espace public de dialogue, d’observation et d’échange d’expériences A4 sur les questions de gouvernance démocratique au Mali, réalisé à travers le Forum multi-acteurs, mis en oeuvre par l’ARGA/Mali ; Renforcer les capacités des acteurs institutionnelles de la gouvernance Docteur en Aménagement et Urbanisme, et Diplômé d’Economie Régionale. -
Food Reserves Working Paper #8 March 2019 Rice Reserves
Food Reserves Working Paper #8 March 2019 Rice Reserves, Policies and Food Security: The Case of the Philippines Ramon L. Clarete Study funded by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation, Unit C1 DAI Europe Ltd. 3rd Floor Block C Tel: +44 (0) 1442 202 400 Westside, Fax: +44 (0) 207 420 8601 London Road, www.dai-europe.com Apsley HP3 9TD United Kingdom About this working paper This working paper is one of the products of a study conducted by DAI at the request of the European Commission as part of the advisory service ASiST managed by the unit in charge of rural development, food security and nutrition (C1) within the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO). The study has aimed at clarifying the potential role of food reserves in enhancing food and nutrition security in developing countries, and at making recommendations on how to use food reserves (in complement to other tools), taking into account the specificities on the context and the constraints of World Trade Organisation (WTO) disciplines. The study was conducted based on i) an extensive review of the existing literature (both theoretical and empirical) and ii) 10 case studies analysing national or regional experiences in Africa, Asia and South America. All the products of the study (including other working papers, a compilation of case study summaries, and a synthesis report) are available at: https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/hunger-foodsecurity-nutrition/discussions/how-can-food-reserves-best-enhance-food-and-nutrition- security-developing-countries. Acknowledgements Franck Galtier (CIRAD) coordinated the overall study. -
Rice Price Controls Policy of Vietnam and Its Competition with Thailand: a Practical Application of Spatial Equilibrium Models
RICE PRICE CONTROLS POLICY OF VIETNAM AND ITS COMPETITION WITH THAILAND: A PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF SPATIAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS Dissertation for the Completion of the Academic Degree “Doctor Rerum Agriculturarum” (Dr. rer. agr.) Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin by Pham Thi Huong Diu, M.Sc. President of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Prof. Dr. Jan-Hendrik Olbertz Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Frank Ellmer Advisors: 1. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Harald von Witzke 2. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bokelmann 3. Prof. Dr. Siegfried Bauer Date of Oral Exam: 19.03.2014 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Harald von Witzke, for his strong support for my doctoral study and thesis. I would also like to thank him for being an open person to ideas, and for encouraging and helping me to shape my concerns and ideas. For all I have learned from him and for providing an office place where I have studied over 4 years. His attitude to research inspired me to continue to a doctoral program and more motivation in study. I would like to thank .Prof. Dr Tihman Brück for his guidance, encouragement and insightful comments. Although he has moved to work in another country, his supports are always valuable to me until the end. I also would like to thank Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Wolfgang Bokelmann and Prof. Prof. Dr. Siegfried Bauer for reviewing my thesis with enthusiasms. -
Emergency Appeal Operation Update Ebola Virus Disease Emergency Appeals (Guinea, Liberia,, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Coordination & Preparedness)
Emergency Appeal Operation Update Ebola Virus Disease Emergency Appeals (Guinea, Liberia,, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Coordination & Preparedness) 2 April 2015 - Combined Ebola Operations Update No 201 16 – 29 March 2015 Summary IFRC’s Ebola strategic framework is organised around 5 outcomes: The epidemic is stopped National Societies have better Ebola preparedness and stronger long term capacities IFRC operations are well coordinated Safe and Dignified Burials (SDB) are effectively carried out by all actors Recovery of community life and livelihoods Six emergency appeals were launched to combat Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal, while providing coordination and technical Liberia, Monrovia: Young community members join a Red Cross community support at the regional and global level. engagement and social mobilisation session. Photo: Stephen Ryan /IFRC Ebola Emergency Appeals: Summary Update on Resource Mobilization Appeal Guinea Liberia Sierra Nigeria Senegal Coordination & Total MDRGN007 MDRLR001 Leone MDRNG017 MDRSN010 Preparedness Figures MDRSL005 MDR60002 (CHF) Budget 28.5 M 24.5 M 54.3 M 1.6 M 1.4 M 15.9 M 126.2 M Income to 22.1 M 21.9 M 47.4 M 0.6 M 0.2 M 5 M 97.1 M date Coverage 77% 89% 87% 39% 13% 32% 77% Funding 6.4 M 2.6 M 6.9 M 1 M 1.2 M 10.9 M 29.1 M Gap Current top funding priorities: Guinea Emergency Appeal, Global Coordination & Preparedness Appeal Appeal revisions: The Emergency Appeals for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will all be revised to include recovery programming in April 2015. -
To Protect Agribusiness Profits Or the Right to Food? November 2009 Written by Molly D
A Question of Governance: To Protect Agribusiness Profits or the Right to Food? November 2009 Written by Molly D. Anderson for the Agribusiness Action Initiatives (AAI). Co-Editors: Alexandra Spieldoch- IATP/AAI-North America and Myriam Vander Stichele – SOMO/AAI-Europe About AAI The Agribusiness Action Initiatives (AAI) is a growing international network of NGOs, activists, academic researchers, and food system experts from farm, labor, environment, consumer, church and civil society organizations. AAI is concerned by the market concentration of a hand- ful of transnational agro-food conglomerates and their inordinate power over our most basic life system: agriculture and food. To learn more about how AAI is challenging corporate concentration and power, please visit www.agribusinessaction.org About the Author Molly D. Anderson, PhD, Food Systems Integrity Dr. Anderson works on science and policy for more sustainable and democratic food systems with organizations working from the local to international scales. She was a Coordinating Lead Author on the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science & Technology for Development (North America/Europe sub-Global Report). A Question of Governance: To Protect Agribusiness Profits or the Right to Food? INTRODUCTION In November 2009, government delegates and representatives from multilateral organizations and civil society are meeting in Rome for the third international food summit to address rapidly rising numbers of hungry people (the “food crisis”) by coordinating and expanding -
Research Report 2014
ANNUAL RESEARCH REPORT 2014 VOLUME XX CAMS RESEARCH 2014 FACTS & FIGURES 3,139,283.204 RO Total Budget 62 Research Projects in Total 29 Internal Grant Projects (10 awarded in 2014) 5 Strategic Projects (1 awarded in 2014) 28 Other Externally-Funded Projects (9 awarded in 2014) 376 Publications 109 Refereed Journals 6 Books (5 edited) 57 Book Chapters 165 Conference Presentations 14 Technical Reports 25 Others Annual Research Report 2014 Volume XX ii iii Table of Contents Page Foreword viii Research Committee in 2014 ix Introduction 3 Research Projects and Budgets 3 Internal Grant Research and Development Projects 4 His Majesty‘s Strategic Research Projects 7 Other Externally-Funded Research Projects 8 University Day 2014 15 Some Significant Research Completed in 2014 24 Summary of Internal Grant Projects Awarded in 2014 34 Summary of Strategic Research Proj Awarded in 2014 46 Research by Graduate Students Summary of Research Proposals - PhD Students 48 Thesis Abstracts of Postgraduate Students who 65 Graduated in 2014 (PhD & MSc) International Collaborations 96 Publications in 2014 106 Appendix - CAMS Research Profile in 2014 144 iv v List of Tables Table Title Page 1 Summary of research and development projects in 2014 3 2 Internally-funded research and development projects 4 awarded in 2014 3 Ongoing in 2014 - internally-funded research and 5 development projects awarded from previous years 4 Internally-funded research and development projects 6 completed in 2014 5 Strategic research project awarded in 2014 funded 7 through -
Le-Bouquet-Africain.Pdf
PRÉSIDENT LE MOT DU Une histoire, “Le Bouquet Africain a permis de remettre en place un lancement, des passerelles audiovisuelles entre la France et l’Afrique. une offre, C’est le fruit d’un partenariat équilibré entre entrepreneurs du Sud et du Nord, élément clef Octobre 2008, en précurseur la société THEMA annonçait le lancement du premier bouquet de chaînes télévisées africaines sur le marché français, de la formidable réussite de ce projet ” en exclusivité chez le fournisseur d’accès Internet Neuf Cegetel qui est devenu aujourd’hui SFR, puis auprès des autres FAI. Tout d’abord composé de 6 chaînes, ce bouquet offre une fenêtre d’exposition des œuvres audiovisuelles africaines sur le marché français dans un cadre technique et juridique contrôlé. Son prix, son accès simple et son contenu riche ont permis de répondre à l’attente François Thiellet, Président de Thema. légitime d’une grande partie de la population africaine vivant en France, et aux amoureux de l’Afrique. 2 3 LES CHAÎNES BASIQUE 6,90 € / mois minimum Aujourd’hui RTS - Notre mission, Informer – Eduquer – Divertir. Chaîne publique généraliste du Sénégal. ORTM - La passion du service public. Chaîne publique généraliste du Mali. LE BOUQUET AFRICAIN, C’EST : CRTV - Chaîne publique généraliste du Cameroun. RTB - Toujours au cœur des grands évènements. Chaîne publique généraliste du Burkina Faso. UNE OFFRE DE TELE CONGO - Plus jamais sans vous. Chaîne généraliste nationale publique du Congo (Brazzaville). RTI - Chaîne généraliste nationale publique de la Côte d’Ivoire. ORTB - Votre partenaire pour les grands évènements. Chaîne de télévision publique généraliste du Bénin. RTG1- Chaîne de télévision publique généraliste du Gabon. -
Interrelations Between Public Policies, Migration and Development in the Philippinesphilippines 41 2017 03 2017 1 P141 978-92-64-27227-9 for More Information
OECD Development Pathways Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development in the Philippines OECD Development Pathways Interrelations between Public Policies, OECD Development Pathways Migration and Development in the Philippines The OECD Development Pathways series helps developing and emerging economies to Interrelations between identify innovative policy solutions to their specifi c development challenges. Higher levels of well-being and more equitable and sustainable growth cannot be achieved by merely reproducing the experience of industrialised countries. For each of the countries studied, Public Policies, Migration the series proposes options for action in specifi c policy areas and at the broader strategic level. It identifi es the binding constraints to development across all sectors and proposes and Development in whole-of-government solutions. the Philippines Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development in the Philippines is the result of a project carried out by the Scalabrini Migration Center (SMC) and the OECD Development Centre, in collaboration with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and with support from the European Union. The project aimed to provide policy makers with evidence on the way migration infl uences specifi c sectors – the labour market, agriculture, education and investment and fi nancial services – and, in turn, how sectoral policies affect migration. The report addresses three dimensions of the migration cycle that have become an important part of the country’s social and economic contexts: emigration, remittances and return. The results of the empirical work confi rm that even though migration contributes to the development of the Philippines, the potential of migration is not fully exploited. One explanation is that, despite its advancement in understanding the link between migration and development which is refl ected in the Philippine Development Plan, not all policy makers in the Philippines take migration suffi ciently into account in their respective policy areas.