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Do Agricultural Programs in Mexico Alleviate Poverty? Evidence from the Ejido Sector

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  • Quentin Wodon

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Following the economic and legal reforms of the early 1990s, the Government of Mexico has developed new agricultural support programs that promote productivity and facilitate the adjustment process, while not interfering with the market economy put into p

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  • Louise Cord & Quentin Wodon, 2001. "Do Agricultural Programs in Mexico Alleviate Poverty? Evidence from the Ejido Sector," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 38(114), pages 239-256.
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    8. Oscar J. Cárdenas-Rodríguez & Gabriel González-König & Diana Ojeda-Revah & Quentin Wodon, 2004. "Do indigenous peoples benefit from poverty programs? Evidence from Mexico´s 2000 census," Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Económicos, vol. 19(1), pages 125-135.
    9. Melissa Schumacher & Pamela Durán-Díaz & Anne Kristiina Kurjenoja & Eduardo Gutiérrez-Juárez & David A. González-Rivas, 2019. "Evolution and Collapse of Ejidos in Mexico—To What Extent Is Communal Land Used for Urban Development?," Land, MDPI, vol. 8(10), pages 1-21, October.
    10. Wodon, Quentin & Yitzhaki, Shlomo, 2002. "Desigualdad y bienestar social [Inequality and Social Welfare]," MPRA Paper 10487, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    11. World Bank, 2005. "Colombia : Country Economic Memorandum, The Foundations for Competitiveness," World Bank Publications - Reports 8807, The World Bank Group.
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    17. Schmook, Birgit & Vance, Colin, 2009. "Agricultural Policy, Market Barriers, and Deforestation: The Case of Mexico's Southern Yucatn," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 1015-1025, May.
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    21. Quentin Wodon & Shlomo Yitzhaki, 2002. "Evaluating the Impact of Government Programs on Social Welfare: The Role of Targeting and the Allocation Rules Among Program Beneficiaries," Public Finance Review, , vol. 30(2), pages 102-123, March.
    22. McArthur, Travis, 2016. "Direct Measurement of Efficiency Gains from Land Titling: PROCEDE's Effect upon the Productivity of Mexican Agriculture," 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts 236133, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    Keywords

    Agriculture; poverty; multiplier;
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    JEL classification:

    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

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