Rising food prices and undernourishment: A cross-country inquiry

Food Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 190-202

  Anríquez, Gustavo ^a,b   Daidone, Silvio ^b,c   Mane, Erdgin ^d  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calories intake; Demand system; Food policy; Food prices; Household surveys

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84872047938     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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