The Impact of Economic Shocks on Global Undernourishment

The Impact of Economic Shocks on Global Undernourishment

This paper estimates the impact of the 2008 food price spike and the 2009 contraction in global growth on undernourishment rates. The analysis is based on a methodology that uses a calorie-income relationship and income distribution data. The autho...

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Main Authors: Tiwari, Sailesh, Zaman, Hassan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE
AVERAGE PRICE
BALANCE SHEETS
CALORIC INTAKE
CALORIC REQUIREMENTS
CALORIE INTAKE
CALORIES PER PERSON
CALORIES PER PERSON PER DAY
CASSAVA
CEREAL PRICES
CHILD NUTRITION
COMMODITY
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION DATA
COUNTRY FIXED EFFECT
COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS
CREDIT
DEMAND
DEMAND FOR FOOD
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DOMESTIC ECONOMIES
DOMESTIC PRICES
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC CRISES
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC SHOCK
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ELASTICITY
ENERGY PRICES
ENGEL CURVE
EQUITY
EXCHANGE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FOOD
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOODS
FORECASTS
GDP
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
GLOBAL POVERTY
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME EFFECTS
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
INCOME GROUPS
INCOMES
INFANT DEATHS
INFLATION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTMENTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MAIZE
MALNUTRITION
MARKET
MARKETS
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
NUTRITION
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OUTCOMES
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR COUNTRIES
POVERTY
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POWER PARITY
PRICE
PRICE CHANGE
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE INDEX
PRICE MOVEMENTS
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCT
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PURCHASING
PURCHASING POWER
QUALITY OF DIET
REAL INCOME
REGION
REGIONAL AGGREGATES
REGIONAL AVERAGES
REGIONAL GROWTH
REGIONS
RICE
SANITATION
SHARE
SUBSTITUTION
SUPPLY
TRADE
VARIABLES
WAGES
WELFARE
WHEAT
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
ZERO ELASTICITY
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3705

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