Updated slides on Covid-19 impacts on food systems
The slide deck can be downloaded here. Feel free to adapt & use! Slide #3 is a gif showing spread
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Four slides on COVID-19 in the food system (+jobs links)
Public outreach generally works better on twitter, but here is a blog version of some posts there about COVID-19 in
Read MoreLinks on COVID-19 impacts & responses in agriculture, food and nutrition
Many organizations have stepped up with amazing resources on COVID-19 impacts and responses around the world. Here’s a set of
Read MoreEcono’food potluck 20/20 — seeing clearly what we want
Economic explanations can be like trying to explain why a joke is funny: it takes a long time, and by
Read MoreOld and sappy
Aging as gracefully as I can… looking back about ten years, here’s a repost of food economics in doggerel:http://freakonomics.com/2009/06/04/why-are-kiwis-so-cheap and
Read MoreFor the new school year: What I’ve learned, in 59 minutes
This year, my back-to-school week included a lecture for the University of California’s Network on Child Health, Poverty and Public
Read MorePremixed infant cereals: photo albums tell the story
Premixed, fortified infant cereals are eaten in small quantities but play a big role in the world food system. They
Read MoreFourteen questions
People occasionally send me questions about food. Once before, I posted my responses on this blog — that was about
Read MoreEcono’food potluck 2019 — theory meets practice
Our 7th annual econ-of-food class potluck, new and improved: now with an original student recipe! If the blog post below
Read MoreTo start the year: are food choices predictable?
Long post alert! The short answer to the title question is: Yes, some of the time. The long story starts
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