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Poverty Effects of Food Price Escalation and Mitigation Options: The Case of Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorSolaymani S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYusma Bt Mohamed Yusoff N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55313897800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55812094300en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T06:51:28Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T06:51:28Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionagricultural production; commodity price; computable general equilibrium analysis; economic growth; economic impact; food; global economy; Gross Domestic Product; mitigation; poverty; subsidy system; urban area; Malaysiaen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study uses a computable general equilibrium approach to investigate the impact of high global food and agricultural commodity prices and two mitigation options (a rise in agricultural input subsidies and an improvement in agricultural productivity) on poverty and economic performance of Malaysia. Simulated results showed that, as a whole, the high global food price has a negative impact on the economic growth of Malaysia. It decreases real gross domestic product of Malaysia by 0.53%. Although the food price hike initially increases poverty in urban areas, it would significantly decrease the poverty of rural and noncitizen households. However, both mitigation options can reduce the negative impact of the shock on the poverty and economic growth of Malaysia. The agricultural subsidy rise option cannot reduce the poverty level of all household groups, whereas the productivity improvement option can alleviate the poverty level of all household groups. In conclusion, results suggest that the agricultural productivity improvement option is more effective than the agricultural subsidy rise option to mitigate the negative impact of global food price shocks on the economy and poverty of Malaysia. � The Author(s) 2017.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0021909617714275
dc.identifier.epage702
dc.identifier.issue5
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23747
dc.identifier.volume53
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Ltden_US
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleJournal of Asian and African Studies
dc.titlePoverty Effects of Food Price Escalation and Mitigation Options: The Case of Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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