The effects of rising food prices on poverty in Mexico

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 485-496

  Valero Gil, Jorge N ^a   Valero, Magali ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Food price changes; Mexico; Poverty

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY; PRICE DYNAMICS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57549096334     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2008.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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