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THE IMPACT OF THE FOOD PRICE CRISIS ON CONSUMPTION AND CALORIC AVAILABILITY IN PAKISTAN:
Evidence from Repeated Cross-sectional and Panel Data
Jed Friedman, Seo Yeon Hong, Xiaohui Hou
November 2011
THE IMPACT OF THE FOOD PRICE CRISIS ON CONSUMPTION AND CALORIC AVAILABILITY IN PAKISTAN:
Evidence from Repeated Cross-sectional and Panel Data
Jed Friedman, Seo Yeon Hong, Xiaohui Hou
November 2011
Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper
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Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper
The Impact of the Food Price Crisis on Consumption and Caloric Availability in Pakistan: Evidence from Repeated Cross-sectional and Panel Data Jed Friedmana, Seo Yeon Hongb, Xiaohui Houc
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DECRG, The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA SASHD, The Word Bank, Washington D.C., USA c SASSP and WBIHS, The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA
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Paper prepared for the Pakistan Social Protection...