Who gets the Goods? A General Equilibrium Perspective on Food Aid in Mozambique
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Who gets the Goods? A General Equilibrium Perspective on Food Aid in Mozambique. / Tarp, Finn; Arndt, Channing.
In: Food Policy, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2001, p. 107-119.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Who gets the Goods?
T2 - A General Equilibrium Perspective on Food Aid in Mozambique
AU - Tarp, Finn
AU - Arndt, Channing
N1 - JEL Classification: Q18, O10, D58
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We employ a computable general equilibrium approach to examine the effects of alternative food aid distribution schemes for drought-response food aid to Mozambique. Alternative schemes have very distinct impacts on household welfare and prices. Compared with monetization of food aid by government, direct distribution to households (by population shares) strongly benefits rural households. Even assuming that government cannot target food aid strictly at drought-stricken rural people, our results indicate that, when improving household welfare is the primary goal of the food aid, direct distribution of food aid to households is preferred
AB - We employ a computable general equilibrium approach to examine the effects of alternative food aid distribution schemes for drought-response food aid to Mozambique. Alternative schemes have very distinct impacts on household welfare and prices. Compared with monetization of food aid by government, direct distribution to households (by population shares) strongly benefits rural households. Even assuming that government cannot target food aid strictly at drought-stricken rural people, our results indicate that, when improving household welfare is the primary goal of the food aid, direct distribution of food aid to households is preferred
U2 - 10.1016/S0306-9192(00)00040-3
DO - 10.1016/S0306-9192(00)00040-3
M3 - Journal article
VL - 26
SP - 107
EP - 119
JO - Food Policy
JF - Food Policy
SN - 0306-9192
IS - 2
ER -
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