Food price surges and poverty in urban Colombia: New evidence from household survey data

Laura Rodriguez-Takeuchi and Katsushi Imai
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Food Policy, 2013, vol. 43, issue C, 227-236

Abstract: The present study simulates the impacts of price surges in 2006–2008 on poverty in the main Colombian cities drawing upon household survey data. It is found that the price surges increased both extreme and moderate poverty in urban areas, but the magnitude of poverty rise was not homogeneous across geographical locations or in terms of household characteristics, such as, education or gender of the household head. As a policy option we suggest “geographical targeting” or “demographic targeting” that will select and support poor households by locations or socio-demographic characteristics guided by the degree of household vulnerability to food price shocks.

Keywords: Food price surges; Urban poverty; Colombia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Working Paper: Food Price Surges and Poverty in Urban Colombia: New Evidence from Household Survey Data (2011)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.09.017

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