Marc F. Bellemare

Published April 22, 2011

Five Dead in Ugandan Food Riots

Although food prices have decreased slightly in March from the all-time high they hit in February, there have been food riots in Uganda. According to an article in this morning’s New York Times:

Published April 21, 2011

The G-20 and Global Food Security

Last Friday, the Center for Global Development (CGDev) was hosting an event titled “Enabling Africa’s Next Growth Decade: The G-20’s Role in Supporting Infrastructure Development and Global Food Security.” From the CGDev blog:

Published April 19, 2011

Becker and Posner on Food Prices in Developing Countries, and Social Science Epistemology

This weekend, Gary Becker and Richard Posner — two of the smartest and most prolific academics in the nation — wrote about food prices in developing countries on their blog. As always, their analysis is excellent and their writing is top-notch, so what I discuss in this post is really a quibble.

Marc F. Bellemare Posts

Five Dead in Ugandan Food Riots

The G-20 and Global Food Security

Becker and Posner on Food Prices in Developing Countries, and Social Science Epistemology