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Rising Food Prices and Coping Strategies : Household-level Evidence from Afghanistan

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dc.contributor.authorD'Souza, Anna
dc.contributor.authorJolliffe, Dean
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:42:40Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:42:40Z
dc.date.issued2010-11-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the impact of rising wheat prices -- during the 2007/08 global food crisis -- on food security in Afghanistan. Exploiting the temporal stratification of a unique nationally-representative household survey, the analysis finds evidence of large declines in real per capita food consumption and in food security (per capita calorie intake and household dietary diversity) corresponding to the price shocks. The data reveal smaller price elasticities with respect to calories than with respect to food consumption, suggesting that households trade off quality for quantity as they move toward staple foods and away from nutrient-rich foods such as meat and vegetables. In addition, there is increased demand in the face of price increases (Giffen good properties) for wheat products in urban areas. This study improves on country-level simulation studies by providing estimates of actual household wellbeing before and during the height of the global food crisis in one of the world's poorest, most food-insecure countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101101163126
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5466
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3947
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5466
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectCALORIC INTAKE
dc.subjectCALORIE INTAKE
dc.subjectCALORIES PER PERSON
dc.subjectCALORIES PER PERSON PER DAY
dc.subjectCASH INCOME
dc.subjectCENTRAL REGION
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectCHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONDIMENTS
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION QUINTILES
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCOPING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectCROP AREA
dc.subjectDAIRY
dc.subjectDATES
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIETARY DIVERSITY
dc.subjectDIETARY ENERGY
dc.subjectDIETARY PATTERNS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectFAMILY ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFEMALE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectFOOD AID
dc.subjectFOOD COMMODITIES
dc.subjectFOOD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectFOOD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGAUGE
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME ON FOOD
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectIRON DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectLAMB
dc.subjectLEVELS OF FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL NUTRITION
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMINERAL
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS AREAS
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATURAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectNOMADIC PASTORALISTS
dc.subjectNUTRIENT
dc.subjectNUTRIENT ABSORPTION
dc.subjectNUTRIENT INTAKE
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION INDICATORS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectNUTS
dc.subjectOPIUM
dc.subjectOPIUM CULTIVATION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPROTEIN
dc.subjectPULSES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY RATES
dc.subjectRURAL REHABILITATION
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectSTAPLE FOODS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectTUBERS
dc.subjectUNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVITAMIN
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWFP
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWHEAT FLOUR
dc.subjectWHEAT MARKETS
dc.subjectWHEAT PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAM
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.titleRising Food Prices and Coping Strategies : Household-level Evidence from Afghanistanen
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okr.crossref.titleRising food prices and coping strategies: household-level evidence from Afghanistan
okr.date.disclosure2010-11-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:38:40.237532Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5466
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum12953041
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/13345
okr.topicIndustry::Food & Beverage Industry
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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