This is the first paper to analyze the impact of biofuels on the price transmission along the food chain. We analyze … the U.S. corn sector and its vertical links with food and ethanol (energy) markets. We find that biofuels affect the price … transmission elasticity in the food chain compared to a no biofuel production situation but the effect depends on the source of the …

How to understand the twenty-first century food crisisSince 2007, farm-product prices have gone crazy, causing hunger …, malnutrition, and social and political upheaval around the world. Endless Appetites explores how "food security," the availability … of food and the reasonable ability to buy it, has become one of the most challenging topics of our time. With every jump …