The effect of rising food prices on food consumption: systematic review with meta-regression.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the relation between food prices and the demand for food with specific reference to national and household income levels.

Design

Systematic review with meta-regression.

Data sources

Online databases of peer reviewed and grey literature (ISI Web of Science, EconLit, PubMed, Medline, AgEcon, Agricola, Google, Google Scholar, IdeasREPEC, Eldis, USAID, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute), hand searched reference lists, and contact with authors.

Study selection

We included cross sectional, cohort, experimental, and quasi-experimental studies with English abstracts. Eligible studies used nationally representative data from 1990 onwards derived from national aggregate data so

SUBMITTER: Green R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3685509 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature