Matlab Script for a Theoretical Analysis of Policy Interventions to Stabilize Food Prices

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Title title

Matlab Script for a Theoretical Analysis of Policy Interventions to Stabilize Food Prices

Other Id otherId

1. Other Id Agency

   ZEF Data Portal

   Other Id Value

   984ef519-3a17-400f-9b1e-eabaf36a187a

Author author

1. Author Name

   Jan Brockhaus

   Author Affiliation

   Center for Development Research, Department Economy and Technological Change (ZEF B), University of Bonn

Dataset Contact datasetContact

1. Dataset Contact Name

   Jan Brockhaus

   Dataset Contact Affiliation

   Center for Development Research, Department Economy and Technological Change (ZEF B), University of Bonn

   Dataset Contact Email

   jan.brockhaus@gmx.de

Ds Description dsDescription

1. Ds Description Value

   This is a theoretical study which compares the cost-effectiveness of storage and trade-related policies to stabilize food prices in a two-country setting. The raw data is generated based on stochastical simulations with Matlab Scripts. This data is then analyzed to assess how policies impact the distribution of prices in the two countries. Policies are storage and trade related. The Download is a ZIP-File containing many Matlab files (.m). For each scenario in the paper/dissertation, there are two Matlab files. The "_specs" file defines the specifications for the simulation (country size, ...), and the "_analysis" file is for the mathematical implementation (setting up the model, solving it, running the simulations). The different scenarios include (for details see the linked doctoral thesis by Jan Brockhaus which provides more background information) - "asymshocks": Asymmetric shocks between the two countries - "defaultvalues": The different distinct and discrete scenarios described in the paper - "privstorsubsidies": The continuous private storage subsidy - "reservevariation": The simulations for the reserves with different parameters (reserve capacity and trigger price are varied) All other files are required in the same folder for the calculations to run as these files are references in the ones mentioned above. Furthermore, the RECS toolbox (http://www.recs-solver.org/) and the CompEcon Toolbox (http://www4.ncsu.edu/~pfackler/compecon/download.html) must be installed first before running any of the codes. Purpose: Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of different policies to stabilize prices of staple crops.

Subject subject

1. Other

Subject Refinement subjectRefinement

1. Subject Refinement Value

   economy

Free Keyword freeKeyword

1. Free Keyword Value

   price stabilization

2. Free Keyword Value

   economy

Topic Classification topicClassification

1. Topic Class Value

   price

   Topic Class Vocab

   GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

2. Topic Class Value

   food storage

   Topic Class Vocab

   GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

3. Topic Class Value

   volatility

   Topic Class Vocab

   GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

4. Topic Class Value

   trade policy

   Topic Class Vocab

   GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

5. Topic Class Value

   prices policy

   Topic Class Vocab

   GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

6. Topic Class Value

   market price

   Topic Class Vocab

   GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

Notes Text notesText

This dataset was first published on the institutional Repository "Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung: ZEF Data Portal" with ID={984ef519-3a17-400f-9b1e-eabaf36a187a}.

Language language

1. English

Date Of Collection dateOfCollection

1. Date Of Collection Start

   2016-09-22

   Date Of Collection End

   2016-09-22

Other References otherReferences

1. Matthias Kalkuhl for helping with the analysis. Christophe Gouel for providing the RECS solver and Mario Miranda and Paul Fackler for providing the CompEcon Toolbox, both of which are necessary to run the simulations.