According to this new paper of mine titled “Rising Food Prices, Food Price Volatility, and Political Unrest,” the answer is a qualified yes:
Published June 28, 2011
Agricultural and Applied Economics—Without Apology
According to this new paper of mine titled “Rising Food Prices, Food Price Volatility, and Political Unrest,” the answer is a qualified yes:
An editorial in this morning’s New York Times:
“It is disappointing that the agriculture ministers from the 20 large industrial economies who gathered last week in Paris failed to end two policies that are a big part of the problem: bans on agricultural exports by certain producers and government supports for food-based biofuel production.