This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on food insecurity in the United States, using data from the … instrumental variable to address the endogeneity of vaccination decision. We find that vaccination had a substantial impact on food … hardship by reducing the likelihood of food insecurity by 24%, with even stronger effects among minority and financially …

We decompose the relationship between food aid and conflict into the channels through which food aid can affect … empirical evidence on the effect of food aid on conflict shows that none of the previous studies proposes a compelling … estimation and ii) identifying the channels through which food aid influences conflict. We argue that future work should contain …

This study uses data from the December 2003 Food Security Supplement of the CPS to compare the food insufficiency and … insecurity measures with objective measures of food expenditures and objective and subjective measures of food needs. The study … examines the general relationships between these variables and finds that reports of food hardships are positively associated …

Food production and distribution is essential for human well-being, but the food sector has experienced a number of … persons recently employed in the U.S. food sector with a focus on food manufacturing and grocery stores. We find that the … pandemic significantly reduced the probability of continued active employment for previous workers in both food manufacturing …

This paper provides evidence for informational spillovers within urban slums in Chandigarh, India. I identify three … control group. Neighboring mothers exhibit learning spillovers, changes in dietary behavior and a reduction in food …