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Economywide Impact of Avian Flu in Nigeria - A Dynamic CGE Model Analysis

author(s) Alpuerto, V.. - Nwafor, M..
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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regions
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

HPAI Research Brief No. 15, 2009. 8 pp

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Abstract

This brief focuses on the economy-wide impact of the HPAI outbreak in Nigeria. The primary goal is to assess the economy-wide potential impact of an avian flu outbreak in Nigeria, which can provide helpful information for designing a pro-poor HPAI risk-reduction strategy. Towards this, a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and a social accounting matrix (SAM) were used to assess the economy-wide impact of HPAI outbreaks in Nigeria

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