We use two approaches to examine the macroeconomic consequences of disruptions in global food commodity markets. First …) in a standard vector autoregression (VAR) model, and we estimate the dynamic effects of global food commodity supply … shocks on the US economy. As an alternative, we also estimate the consequences of thirteen narratively identified global food …

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

This book examines the economic incentives for food safety in the private marketplace and how public actions have … how regulations have evolved what the path forward to better control of pathogens in the U.S. and the international food … economics to specific food safety issues. Numerous chapters explore economic decision making within individual companies …

Food systems worldwide have experienced a significant level of integration in recent decades, creating a global and … dynamic food supply. In the US, imports amount to 15% of the American diet and nearly doubled in value during the last decade …, reaching $90 billion in 2008. If food imports satisfy a growing domestic demand, they also pose formidable regulatory …