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Channing Arndt
Researcher at International Food Policy Research Institute
Publications - 211
Citations - 5603
Channing Arndt is an academic researcher from International Food Policy Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Computable general equilibrium & Poverty. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 205 publications receiving 4999 citations. Previous affiliations of Channing Arndt include University of Copenhagen & Purdue University.
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The Macro Implications of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: A Preliminary Assessment
Channing Arndt,Jeffrey D. Lewis +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conduct a preliminary analysis of the macroeconomic effects of the AIDS epidemic for South Africa using an economy-wide modeling framework and generate alternative medium-term scenarios to simulate the quantitative impact of these AIDSrelated effects on macroeconomic performance.
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Aid, Growth, and Development: Have We Come Full Circle?
TL;DR: The micro-macro paradox has been revived as mentioned in this paper, despite broadly positive evaluations at the micro and meso-level, recent literature doubts the ability of foreign aid to foster economic growth and development.
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Covid-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security: An analysis for South Africa
Channing Arndt,R. W. Davies,Sherwin Gabriel,Laurence R. Harris,Laurence R. Harris,Konstantin Makrelov,Sherman Robinson,Stephanie Levy,Witness Simbanegavi,Dirk van Seventer,Lillian Anderson +10 more
TL;DR: From public health, income distribution and food security perspectives, the remarkably rapid and severe shocks imposed because of COVID-19 illustrate the value of having in place transfer policies that support vulnerable households in the event of ‘black swan’ type shocks.
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Biofuels, poverty, and growth: A computable general equilibrium analysis of Mozambique
TL;DR: In this paper, the implications of large-scale investments in bio-fuels for growth and income distribution are assessed, and the authors find that bio-fuel investment enhances growth and poverty reduction despite some displacement of food crops by biofuels.
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The HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa: sectoral impacts and unemployment
Channing Arndt,Jeffrey D. Lewis +1 more
TL;DR: Arndt et al. as mentioned in this paper studied the impact of the AIDS pandemic on South Africa's economy and found that the effects of AIDS on unskilled and semi-skilled workers tend to depress output relatively more in sectors that use unskilled labor intensively.