Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability

In this paper we examine the impact of commodity price volatility on calorie attainment and its variability for households at the nutritional poverty line in Bangladesh. We focus on the first two moments of the distribution of calorie consumption and consider the differential impacts across socioeco...

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Autores principales: Verma, Monika, Hertel, Thomas W.
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161838
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description In this paper we examine the impact of commodity price volatility on calorie attainment and its variability for households at the nutritional poverty line in Bangladesh. We focus on the first two moments of the distribution of calorie consumption and consider the differential impacts across socioeconomic groups within the country. The framework developed is then used to examine the direction and magnitude of the shift in those moments as a result of implementation of a special safeguard mechanism aimed at preventing import surges.
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spelling CGSpace1618382025-11-06T07:18:00Z Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability Verma, Monika Hertel, Thomas W. globalization markets price volatility nutritional status food intake household consumption computable general equilibrium models models nutrition In this paper we examine the impact of commodity price volatility on calorie attainment and its variability for households at the nutritional poverty line in Bangladesh. We focus on the first two moments of the distribution of calorie consumption and consider the differential impacts across socioeconomic groups within the country. The framework developed is then used to examine the direction and magnitude of the shift in those moments as a result of implementation of a special safeguard mechanism aimed at preventing import surges. 2009 2024-11-21T09:58:41Z 2024-11-21T09:58:41Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161838 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Verma, Monika; Hertel, Thomas W. 2009. Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability. IFPRI Discussion Paper 895. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161838
spellingShingle globalization
markets
price volatility
nutritional status
food intake
household consumption
computable general equilibrium models
models
nutrition
Verma, Monika
Hertel, Thomas W.
Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
title Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
title_full Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
title_fullStr Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
title_full_unstemmed Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
title_short Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
title_sort commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
topic globalization
markets
price volatility
nutritional status
food intake
household consumption
computable general equilibrium models
models
nutrition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161838
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