Browsing by Author "Rozelle, Scott"
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Biofuels and the poor: Global impact pathways of biofuels on agricultural markets
(Elsevier, 2012)This study seeks to assess the future impacts of biofuel production on regional agricultural and related sectors over the next decade with a specific focus on the vulnerable regions of developing nations. Using a modification ... -
Do roads lead to grassland degradation or restoration? A case study in Inner Mongolia, China
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)We use satellite remote sensing data of grassland cover in Inner Mongolia, China to test whether the existence of and the size of roads in 1995 is associated with the nature of the grassland in 2000 and/or if it affects ... -
The effects of price on household demand for food and calories in poor countries: are our databases giving reliable estimates?
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)Food price policy relies heavily on estimated price elasticities of food demand to help balance the nutritional and economic objectives in poor countries. Economists use either unit values (ratios of household expenditure ... -
The evolution of productivity performance on China's dairy farms in the new millennium
(Elsevier, 2012)China's dairy farm structure has experienced fundamental changes across farm types. As the number of backyard farms has dramatically declined, the share of dairy cows from backyard farms has decreased by 22.4% from 2003 ... -
How widespread are non-linear crowding out effects? The response of private transfers to income in four developing countries
(2006-03)This paper investigates whether there is a non-linear relationship between income and the private transfers received by households in developing countries. If private transfers are unresponsive to household income, expansion ...
