Does trade openness contribute to food security? A dynamic panel analysis

Food Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 218-230

  Dithmer, Jan ^a   Abdulai, Awudu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food security; System GMM analysis; Trade openness

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DIET; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOOD SECURITY; PANEL DATA; TRADE OPENNESS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 85018353111     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.04.008     Document Type: Article

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