Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance

 

Date of this Version

2-3-2024

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Article

Citation

Yeutter Institute International Trade Policy Review (February 3, 2024)

doi: 10.32873/10.32873/unl.dc.yiitpr.12

This article was also published in Cornhusker Economics (Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

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Abstract

A recent study conducted by PhD candidate Jacob Michels and Agricultural economist John Beghin delves into the question of whether global estimates of food insecure populations need a reevaluation of their methodology to account for increasing sedentarism. This reevaluation is prompted by the increasing prevalence of sedentary lifestyles worldwide, which calls for a redefinition of caloric thresholds indicating the onset of food insecurity. In this short article, we provide a nontechnical summary of their investigation recently published in Michels and Beghin (2024).

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