increase in rural Bangladesh. We compare the net rice buyers, who suffer from a negative income effect, with the self … sufficient households. Our findings indicate that rural households in Bangladesh cope well with the surge in the domestic rice … price as indicated by the absence of any effect on their calorie intake and food diversity. Income plays a crucial role in …

We evaluate the impact of the recent increases in major food prices on the intake of essential nutrients in Lebanon, a … small heavily import-dependent economy. Using nationally representative households' expenditure micro data, we derive food … intake of nutrients such as calcium, zinc, iron, and folate decreased significantly following the recent food price shocks …