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
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100223161348 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3705

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Summary:	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 authors find that the 2008 global food price spike may have increased global undernourishment by about 6.8 percent, or 63 million people. Moreover, they show that the sharp slowdown in global growth in 2009 could have contributed to 41 million more undernourished people compared with what would have happened if the economic crisis had not occurred.

The Impact of Economic Shocks on Global Undernourishment

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