Households’ welfare in developing countries has been hit by dramatic food prices increases which occurred between 2005 and 2008. In this paper, we adopt a partial equilibrium approach to analyze the short-time effects of a staple food price increase on nutritional attainments, as a measure of...

Is there a possible trade-off between adopting a more open trade regime and the risk of more food insecurity? This paper examines the case of Latin America, in the context of the economic reforms implemented during the late 1980s and 1990s. After a brief overview of the current agricultural...

This paper examines the PROGRESA and PROCAMPO cash transfer programs in Mexico and evaluates their impact on household food security and nutrition. These two programs differ in their gender targeting, with PROGRESA aimed at women and PROCAMPO generally at men, and program conditionality, with...