[eng] Price volatility and protectionism are main features of the world sugar market The assumptions, results and limits of two models of the world sugar market are analyzed. Taking into account the consequences of price volatility on agents decision making may radically change expected results...

The management of agricultural price volatility in developing countries is at the heart of policy debates. Building upon the recent experiences of Madagascar, Mali and Zambia, we show that the efficiency of policies to manage price volatility depends on the way policies have been defined and...

Are there any economic policies able to break the vicious circle of the poverty trap in rural areas of poor countries such as Burkina Faso? To help answer this question, a detailed analysis of production systems has been used to elaborate dynamic household models. A mathematical programming...

Brazil is a major exporter of several agricultural commodities and has shown strong interest in agricultural trade negotiations. For several commodities, trade liberalization is expected to be followed by farmgate prices increase and to boost domestic production. However, in a country as big as...

[eng] Deforestation and space: their consequences for regional development in indonesia - Will forests conversion and exploitation lead to Outer Islands economic development in Indonesia ? Core-periphery models allow to better understand why these regions development may remain limited....