Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024

This research note examines changes in food prices and their effects on the cost of both common and healthy diets, as well as on the purchasing power of casual wages. Data on food prices and casual wage levels were collected through interviews with food vendors in rural and urban areas across Myanma...

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Main Authors: Minten, Bart, Aung, Zin Wai, Zu, A Myint, Mahrt, Kristi
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175601
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author Minten, Bart
Aung, Zin Wai
Zu, A Myint
Mahrt, Kristi
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description This research note examines changes in food prices and their effects on the cost of both common and healthy diets, as well as on the purchasing power of casual wages. Data on food prices and casual wage levels were collected through interviews with food vendors in rural and urban areas across Myanmar, conducted between December 2021 and December 2024 as part of the ongoing Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS).
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spelling CGSpace1756012025-11-06T05:34:19Z Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024 Minten, Bart Aung, Zin Wai Zu, A Myint Mahrt, Kristi food prices inflation remuneration surveys This research note examines changes in food prices and their effects on the cost of both common and healthy diets, as well as on the purchasing power of casual wages. Data on food prices and casual wage levels were collected through interviews with food vendors in rural and urban areas across Myanmar, conducted between December 2021 and December 2024 as part of the ongoing Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS). 2025-07-10 2025-07-10T15:56:09Z 2025-07-10T15:56:09Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175601 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Minten, Bart; Aung, Zin Wai; Zu, A Myint; and Mahrt, Kristi. 2025. Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024. Myanmar SSP Research Note 122. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175601
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Minten, Bart
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Zu, A Myint
Mahrt, Kristi
Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024
title Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024
title_full Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024
title_fullStr Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024
title_full_unstemmed Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024
title_short Wages of the poor and food price inflation: Insights from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey in Q4 2024
title_sort wages of the poor and food price inflation insights from the myanmar household welfare survey in q4 2024
topic food prices
inflation
remuneration
surveys
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175601
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