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Burkina Faso Policies to Protect the Poor From the Impact of Food and Energy Price Increases

This paper assesses the effectiveness of policies taken by the Burkinabè authorities to protect the poor from the adverse impact of a combined food and oil price shock in 2008. Estimates of the impact based on household survey data and a price pass-through model suggest that these policies were not...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adenauer, Isabell
Other Authors: Arze del Granado, Javier
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2011
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Population & Demography
Energy: Demand And Supply
Inflation
Wealth
Taxation And Subsidies: Incidence
Demographic Economics: General
Saving
Deflation
Food Prices
Environmental Taxes And Subsidies
National Accounts
Population And Demographics
Price Level
Consumption; Economics
Demography
Taxation, Subsidies, And Revenue: General
Consumption
Population
Prices
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics: Consumption
Agriculture: Aggregate Supply And Demand Analysis
Taxation And Subsidies: Externalities
Energy Prices
Redistributive Effects
Burkina Faso
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper assesses the effectiveness of policies taken by the Burkinabè authorities to protect the poor from the adverse impact of a combined food and oil price shock in 2008. Estimates of the impact based on household survey data and a price pass-through model suggest that these policies were not well-targeted, benefiting the wealthier groups of the population rather than the poor. More effective policy measures, such as a conditional cash transfer system, which is already being implemented on a pilot basis in urban areas, are discussed as an alternative policy option
Physical Description:25 pages
ISBN:9781463902117

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