Role of income inequality in shaping outcomes on individual food insecurity

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dc.creatorHolleman, C., Conti, V.
dc.date2023-04-27T13:28:50Z
dc.date2023-04-27T13:28:50Z
dc.date2020
dc.date2021-07-30T14:17:42.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T22:30:36Z
dc.descriptionDespite relatively high economic growth rates in many developing countries in the last two decades, income inequality has remained high and even increased. This has important policy implications as high-income inequality undercuts the benefits of economic growth in reducing food insecurity. This paper uses the 2014 Gallup World Poll (GWP) dataset of individual food insecurity based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) and employs a three-level linear probability model to assess the macro-economic effects of economic growth and income inequality on individual food insecurity. Results show that increases in the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita are concurrent with declines in individual food insecurity. However, income inequality increases the likelihood of food insecurity, and where there is economic growth it undercuts the positive effect of economic growth on individual food security. The findings suggest that by tackling income inequality, economic growth can become a force for reducing food insecurity, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
dc.format44 p.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifier2521-1838
dc.identifier978-92-5-133609-0
dc.identifier2664-5785
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cb2036en
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/cb2036en/cb2036en.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/254845
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ;
dc.relationFAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper
dc.relationNo. 19-06
dc.rightsFAO
dc.rightsCC BY NC SA 3.0 IGO
dc.titleRole of income inequality in shaping outcomes on individual food insecurity
dc.titleBackground paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019
dc.typeBook (series)

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