prices that are two to three times the world market price. Without these preferences, sugar export revenues would decline …

safety nets and world trade. Despite the limitations of food price stabilization policies, they are widespread in developing … countries. This paper attempts to untangle the elements of this policy conundrum. Price stabilization policies arise as a result … many countries to adjust trade policies to take ad-vantage of the world market in order to achieve domestic price stability …

-scale protests, partial or full reversals of price adjustments, or softening of pricing reform policy. Governments' attempts to keep … domestic prices artificially low -- through price control, export or quantity restrictions, or political pressure put on oil …, subsidies, price controls, and other restrictions have helped protect inefficient refineries and oil marketers. Mitigation …

in staple foods during the 2008 world food price crisis. Those changes -- reductions in import protection or increases in …

complex in a large country that determines the biodiesel price, reflecting market equilibrium changes resulting from … volatility in the crude oil price. Oilseed crushing produces joint products -- oil and meal -- and this weakens the link between … both canola and soybeans are used to produce biodiesel, an increase in the crude oil price leads to higher canola prices …

The authors study the effects of regulation on economic growth and the relative size of the informal sector in a large … regulation affects macroeconomic performance and economic growth in particular. The authors conclude that a heavier regulatory …