Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-98

Evidence and implications of non-tradability of food staples in Tanzania 1983-98

Economic reform programmes assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of t...

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Main Authors: Delgado, Christopher, Minot, Nicholas, Tiongco, Marites M.
Format: text
Published: Animo Repository 2005
Subjects:
Agriculture—Economic aspects—Tanzania
Food security—Tanzania
Agriculture and state—Tanzania
Economics
Growth and Development
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12436
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Institution: De La Salle University
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Summary:Economic reform programmes assume that major goods are tradable, such that depreciation of the real exchange rate raises the value of output compared to factor costs in domestic currency. In Tanzania, major food staples that account for most real income are non-tradables in at least one-quarter of the country. This conclusion is demonstrated and the implications are assessed for the constraints imposed on macroeconomic-led adjustment strategies.

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