Food demand in Sub-Saharan Africa is rapidly changing. Given an expanding population, rising incomes and intensified urbanization, the demand for food will not only continue to rise, but will also change in its composition. In order to combat malnutrition, economists and policymakers need to...

This paper examines the extent of urban-rural differences in low pay and the link between low pay and low incomes using data on urban and rural residents from the British Household Panel Survey for 1991-98. The results suggest that, overall, urban wages were significantly less than accessible...

This article explores the extent to which the potential impact of the national minimum wage might differ in rural areas. Using pre-1999 data from the British Household Panel Survey, a number of dimensions of the policy's potential impact in rural areas are considered, in particular, the number...