Global food aid is considered a critical consumption smoothing mechanism in many countries. However, its record of … stabilizing consumption has been mixed. This paper examines the cyclical properties of food aid with respect to food availability … transition economies, covering 1970 to 2000. The results show that global food aid has been allocated to countries most in need …

This paper explores the role of foreign aid and remittance inflows in the mitigation of the effects of food price … results yield two important findings. First, remittance and aid inflows significantly dampen the effect of food price shocks … effects of food price shocks compared to the corresponding aid-to-GDP ratio. …

, to end dependence on food aid, and to allow poor people to benefit from economic growth. It also assesses the challenges …

The macroeconomic effects of large food price swings can be broad and far-reaching, including the balance of payments … food commodity spot prices using the spline- GARCH approach. It finds that low frequency volatility is positively …

We examine the effects that variations in the international food prices have on democracy and intra-state conflict … increases in the international food prices lead to a significant deterioration of democratic institutions and a significant … in the international food prices have no significant effects on democratic institutions and measures of intra …