Natural Disasters and Food Crises in Low-Income Countries: Macroeconomic Dimensions

By Olumuyiwa S Adedeji, . Jana Bricco, Vera V Kehayova

March 16, 2016

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Olumuyiwa S Adedeji, . Jana Bricco, and Vera V Kehayova. Natural Disasters and Food Crises in Low-Income Countries: Macroeconomic Dimensions, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed September 18, 2024

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Summary

The exposure of low-income countries to natural disasters has a significant impact on food production and food security. This paper provides a framework for assessing a country’s vulnerability to food crisis in the event of natural disasters. The paper finds that macroeconomic and structural indicators that are crucial for ensuring the resilience of low-income countries to adverse external shocks are equally important for minimizing the occurrence of food crisis in the event of natural disasters.

Subject: Export prices, Financial crises, Food production, Natural disasters, Probit models

Keywords: Crisis, Food crisis, WP

Publication Details

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25
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Working Paper No. 2016/065
Stock No:

WPIEA2016065
ISBN:

9781513596013
ISSN:

1018-5941

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