Analyzing the Effects of U.S. Macroeconomic Policy on U.S. Agriculture Using the USAGMKTS Model


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Countries that trade in agricultural commodities with the United States need to sort out the effect of U.S. macroeconomic policy on U.S. agriculture. This report describes the results of simulating the effects of U.S. macro policy on U.S. agriculture.










The Inflation-stabilization Cycles in Argentina and Brazil


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The repeated use of price and wage controls is likely to destabilize inflation in the medium run. The similar cyclical pattern of inflation observed in the aftermath of the failures of the Austral plan in Argentina and the Cruzado plan in Brazil is mostly linked to anticipations about the introduction of price controls. The heterodox approach is risky if not accompanied by an adequate adjustment in the budget deficit.




MEXAGMKTS


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Improving the Supply and Use of Essential Drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa


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The supply and use of essential drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa is at best inadequate because of inappropriate practices in the selection, procurement, storage, distribution, and prescription of drugs. This paper recommends solutions based on drug policies implemented successfully in several African countries.







Redefining Government's Role in Agriculture in the Nineties


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The legitimate roles of government in agriculture--especially investment and research--have often been subordinated to roles for which government has shown little competence, such as price setting and intervention in markets. These priorities must be reversed.




Structural Adjustment and Living Conditions in Developing Countries


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By and large, social indicators in developing countries improved in the 1980s, but progress was slowest in the countries that needed it the most. The data show unacceptably high mortality rates, low school enrollment levels, and extensive undernutrition in many parts of the world. Of particular concern are the declining primary enrollment ratios in intensely adjusting countries. This erosion of human capital is inconsistent with the main objectives of adjustment: sustainable long-term growth.




Modeling Economic Behavior in Peru's Informal Urban Retail Sector


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Small family business that operate outside the formal system comprise a large part of the economy in developing countries and more than half the Peruvian street vendors are women. This model of informal activity in Peru's urban areas elicits policy recommendations to improve productivity (especially women's) in the informal sector.