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The Impact of the Food Price Crisis on Consumption and Caloric Availability in Pakistan : Evidence from Repeated Cross-sectional and Panel Data

dc.contributor.authorFriedman, Jed
dc.contributor.authorHou, Xiaohui
dc.contributor.authorHong, Seo Yeon
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-28T20:26:51Z
dc.date.available2013-05-28T20:26:51Z
dc.date.issued2011-11
dc.description.abstractWelfare losses from the 2008 food price crisis in Pakistan are deepening the gap between poor and non poor populations and further increasing inequality between the provinces. To estimate welfare losses, the reduction in caloric availability at household level is measured. The analysis of calorie intake by source supports the notion that rural households were shielded from the worst effects of the crisis by their capacity to grow their own food. Compensating variation estimates suggest that the average household would need 38 percent of its total precrisis expenditure to maintain precrisis consumption levels. The impact of the food price crisis (measured as the percentage of total expenditure required to restore consumption to the precrisis level) peaked at the end of 2008 to twice as high as at the start of the year. Average household caloric availability fell by almost 8 percent between 2006 and first half of 2008. Urban households were relatively worse off than rural households during the crisis. Income gains from sales of agricultural commodities produced by rural households presumably offset the negative impact of the food crisis to some degree. The drawdown of assets over 2008-10 was another important coping mechanism, especially for households without access to land.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/15633637/impact-food-price-crisis-consumption-caloric-availability-pakistan-evidence-repeated-cross-sectional-panel-data
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13584
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13584
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRICES
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectBEVERAGES
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectBUTTER
dc.subjectCALORIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCALORIE INTAKE
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCEREAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHEESE
dc.subjectCHEWING GUM
dc.subjectCHOCOLATE
dc.subjectCINNAMON
dc.subjectCITRUS FRUIT
dc.subjectCONDENSED MILK
dc.subjectCONDIMENTS
dc.subjectCONFECTIONERY
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCOPING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCOST OF FOOD
dc.subjectCREAM
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDAIRY
dc.subjectDATES
dc.subjectDIETARY DIVERSITY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEGGS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFATS
dc.subjectFOOD COMMODITIES
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD GOODS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectFRUIT JUICES
dc.subjectFRUIT VEGETABLES
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectGRAPES
dc.subjectHONEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCK
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectJAMS
dc.subjectJUICES
dc.subjectLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMANGO
dc.subjectMARGARINE
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMUTTON
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPEANUTS
dc.subjectPEPPER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOTATO
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGE
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASE
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectPRICE LEVEL
dc.subjectPRICE TREND
dc.subjectPULSES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCE
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectRETAIL PRICE
dc.subjectRETAIL PRICES
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET SYSTEM
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSESAME SEEDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOYBEAN
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectSTAPLE FOODS
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTE
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECT
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUGARCANE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTURMERIC
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVOLATILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE SEGMENTS
dc.subjectWALNUT
dc.subjectWELFARE IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATOR
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWHEAT FLOUR
dc.subjectWHEAT PRODUCTION
dc.subjectfood crisis
dc.subjectcompensating variations
dc.titleThe Impact of the Food Price Crisis on Consumption and Caloric Availability in Pakistan : Evidence from Repeated Cross-sectional and Panel Dataen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-01-11
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitDECRG: Poverty & Inequality (DECPI)
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