Agricultural research and urban poverty: The case of China

Type Journal Article - World Development
Title Agricultural research and urban poverty: The case of China
Author(s)
Volume 31
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2003
Page numbers 733-741
URL http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:31:y:2003:i:4:p:733-741
Abstract
This paper develops a framework to measure the impact of agricultural research on
urban poverty. Increased investments in agricultural R&D can lower food prices by increasing food
production, and lower food prices benefit the urban poor because they often spend more than 60%
of their income on food. Application of the framework to China shows that these food price effects
are large and that the benefits for the urban poor have been about as large as the benefits for the
rural poor

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