The Impact of the Global Food Crisis on Self-Assessed Food Security

The paper provides the first large-scale survey-based evidence on the impact of the global food crisis of 2007-08 using an indicator of self-assessed food security from the Gallup World Poll. For the sampled countries as a whole, this subjective in...

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Main Author:	Headey, Derek D.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL WAGES AGRICULTURE CASH TRANSFERS CEREALS CHILD NUTRITION CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS DAIRY DIET ECONOMIC GROWTH EGGS EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME ESTIMATES OF POVERTY FARMERS FOOD BASKET FOOD BUNDLE FOOD CONSUMERS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CRISIS FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD INTAKE FOOD ITEMS FOOD NEEDS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICE RATIO FOOD PRICES FOOD RESERVES FOOD SECURITY GA GAUGE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY GLOBAL HUNGER GLOBAL POVERTY HOUSEHOLD FOOD HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUNGER HUNGRY IFPRI INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME ON FOOD INDICATORS OF POVERTY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTRAHOUSEHOLD RESOURCE ALLOCATION LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MAIZE MAIZE PRICES MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION INDICATORS MEAT NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL STATUS POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATIONS POTATO POTATOES POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION RICE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL EMPLOYMENT SAFETY NET PROGRAMS STAPLE FOODS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDERNUTRITION UNEMPLOYMENT WELFARE INDICATORS WHEAT WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17195240/impact-global-food-crisis-self-assessed-food-security http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12151

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Summary:	The paper provides the first large-scale survey-based evidence on the impact of the global food crisis of 2007-08 using an indicator of self-assessed food security from the Gallup World Poll. For the sampled countries as a whole, this subjective indicator of food security remained the same or even improved, seemingly owing to a combination of strong economic growth and limited food inflation in some of the most populous countries, particularly India. However, these favorable global trends mask divergent trends at the national and regional levels, with a number of countries reporting substantial deterioration in food security. The impacts of the global crisis therefore appear to be highly context specific.

The Impact of the Global Food Crisis on Self-Assessed Food Security

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