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The Link between Poverty and Undernourishment: Uncovering a Methodological Flaw

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  • Silke Gabbert
  • Hans-Peter Weikard

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In their Food Security Assessment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture uses income data and a cross-country Engel curve for food energy (energy—income curve) to estimate distribution-sensitive food gaps of developing countries. In a recent Review of Agricultural Economics paper, Senauer and Sur use the same methodology to estimate headcount ratios of undernourishment. We show that the estimated Engel curve underestimates individual food consumption and, hence, overestimates food gaps and headcount ratios due to a serious flaw in the methodology. Copyright 2005, Oxford University Press.

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  • Silke Gabbert & Hans-Peter Weikard, 2005. "The Link between Poverty and Undernourishment: Uncovering a Methodological Flaw," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 27(1), pages 150-155.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:27:y:2005:i:1:p:150-155
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    1. Ben Senauer & Mona Sur, 2001. "Ending Global Hunger in the 21st Century: Projections of the Number of Food Insecure People," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 23(1), pages 68-81.
    2. Shapouri, Shahla & Rosen, Stacey L., 1999. "Food Security Assessment: Why Countries Are at Risk," Agricultural Information Bulletins 33614, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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    1. Gustavo Anríquez, 2008. "A Back of the Envelope Estimation of the Effect of Soaring Food Prices on World Hunger," Working Papers 08-04, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).

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