University canteens play an important role in academic life; they not only allow students to benefit from subsidised food services and meals at lower prices than those commonly available at other local eateries but also affect other aspects, such as students' health, social relationships and...

This paper provides a broad brush look at the impact of fluctuations in global food prices on domestic inflation in a large group of countries. For advanced economies, we find that these fluctuations have played a significant role over the period from 1960 to the present, but the impact has...