National and International Policies Toward Food Security and Price Stabilization.

The article analyzes the effectiveness of intervention policies in the national and international food grain markets in achieving prespecified stabilization goals. The model is of an open economy engaged in trade with the rest of the world. The sources of fluctuations in the domestic market are assu...

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Published in:	American Economic Review Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 159 - 164
Main Authors:	Bigman, David, Reutlinger, Shlomo
Format:	Article
Published:	American Economic Association May79
Subjects:	Food industry Food prices Domestic markets International markets Agricultural prices Buffer stocks Commodity exchanges
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