1. Pinstrup-Andersen, P. ed., 1988. Food Subsidies in Developing Countries: Costs, Benefits and Policy Options. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
2. Lipsey, Courant, Ragan. 1999. Economics 12th ed. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.
3. von Braun, J., E. Kennedy. 1994. Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
4. Pinstrup-Andersen, P. ed. 1993. The Political Economy of Food and Nutrition Policies. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
5. Haddad, L. and H. Alderman. 1997. Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Developing Countries: Models, Methods, and Policy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
6. Timmer, C, W. Falcon, and S. Pearson. 1983. Food Policy Analysis. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.

Session 2 Readings

1. Lipsey et al., Chapter 4: Demand, supply, and Price
2. Lipsey et al., Chapter 5: Elasticity
3. Lipsey et al., Chapter 6: Demand and supply in action
4. Timmer et al., Chapter 1: Introduction to Food Policy Analysis

Session 3 Readings

1. Lipsey et al., Chapters 7: Consumer behavior
2. Timmer et al, Chapter 2: Analysis of Food Consumption and Nutrition
3. Bouis, H. and M. J. Novenario-Reese. 1997. "The Determinants of Demand for Micronutrients: An Analysis of Rural Households in Bangladesh" Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper No. 32, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
   (PDF 325K)
4. Behrman, J. and A. Deolalikar. 1990. "The Intrahousehold Demand for Nutrients in Rural South India: Individual Estimates, Fixed Effects, and Permanent Income". Journal of Human Resources. 25(4):665-696.
5. Waterfield, C. 1985. "Disaggregating Food Consumption Parameters: Designing Targeted Nutritional Interventions" Food Policy. 10(4):337-351.
6. Senauer, B., D. Sahn, and H. Alderman. 1986. "The Effect of the Value of Time on Food Consumption Patterns in Developing Countries: Evidence from Sri Lanka". American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 68(4):920-43.

Session 4 Readings

1. Strauss, J. 1986. "Does Better Nutrition Raise Farm Productivity?" Journal of Political Economy 94(2):297-320.
2. Quisumbing, A.R. 1996. "Male-Female Differences in Agricultural Productivity: Methodological Issues and Empirical Evidence." World Development. 24(10):1579-1595.
3. Udry, C. , J. Hoddinott, H. Alderman, and L. Haddad. 1995. "Gender Differentials in Farm Productivity: Implications for Household Efficiency and Agricultural Policy". Food Policy. 20(5):407-423.
4. Ruel, M. and C. Levin. 2000. Assessing the Potential for Food-Based Strategies to Reduce Vitamin A and Iron Deficiencies: A Review of Recent Evidence. Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper No. 92, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
   (PDF 187K)
5. Pinstrup-Andersen, P., N. R. de Londoño, and E. Hoover. 1976. "The Impact of Increasing Food Supply on Human Nutrition: Implications for Commodity Priorities in Agricultural Research and Policy. American Journal of Agricultural Economics (May):131-142.

Session 5 Readings

1. Kumar, S. and H. Alderman. 1988. "Food Consumption and Nutrition Effects of Consumer-Oriented Food Subsidy Programs" in Food Subsidies in Developing Countries: Costs, benefits and Policy Options. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
2. Pinstrup-Andersen, P. and H. Alderman. 1988. "The Effectiveness of Consumer Food Subsidies in Reaching Rationing and Income-Transfer Goals" in Food Subsidies in Developing Countries: Costs, benefits and Policy Options. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
3. Rogers, B. 1988. "Design and Implementation Considerations for Consumer Food Price Subsidies" in Food Subsidies in Developing Countries: Costs, benefits and Policy Options. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
4. Schneider, R. 1988. "A Framework for Analyzing Food Subsidies". World Development. 16(7):835-845.
5. Waterfield, C. 1985. "Disaggregating Food Consumption Parameters: Designing Targeted Nutritional Interventions. Food Policy. 10(4):337-351.

Session 6 Readings

1. Babu, S.C. and W. Reidhead. 2000. Poverty, Food Security, and Nutrition in Central Asia: A Case Study of the Kyrgyz Republic. Food Policy. 25(6):647-660.
2. Datt, G., D. Jolliffe, and M. Sharma. 1998. A Profile of Poverty in Egypt: 1997. Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper No. 49. Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
   (PDF 397K)
3. Ahmed, A. 2000. Targeted Distribution. In Out of the Shadow of Famine, ed. R. Ahmed, S. Haggblade, and T. Chowdhury. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Session 7 Readings

1. Haddad, L. and H. Alderman. 1997. Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Developing Countries: Models, Methods, and Policy. Chapter 1.
2. Alderman, C., Haddad, L., J. Hoddinott and Kanbur. 1995. "Unitary versus Collective Models of the Household: Time to Shift the Burden of Proof?" World Bank Research Observer 10(1).
3. Quisumbing, A. and J. Maluccio. 2000. Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries. Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper 84. Washington, D.C: International Food Policy Research Institute.
   (PDF 320K)
4. Haddad, L., C. Peña, C. Nishida, A. Quisumbing, and A. Slack. 1996. Food Security and Nutrition Implications of Intrahousehold Bias: A review of the literature. Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper 19. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
   (PDF 535K)
5. Kennedy, E., 1994. "The Effects of Sugarcane Production in Southwestern Kenya on Income and Nutrition." In Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition. ed. J. von Braun, E. Kennedy Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Session 8 Readings

1. Case Study
2. Mexico: "Is PROGRESA Working? Summary of the Results of an Evaluation by IFPRI, September 1, 2000.
   English (PDF 119K)  |  Spanish (PDF 123K)

Session 9 Readings

1. Timmer et al., Chapter 5: Macroeconomic Policies and the Food System.
2. De Janvry, A. and S. Subramanian. 1993. Political Economy of Food and Nutrition Policies. In The Politics and Economics of Food and Nutrition Policies Program: An Interpretation. ed. P. Pinstrup-Andersen. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.

Session 10 Readings

1. Pinstrup-Andersen, P. 1988. "Macroeconomic Adjustment and Human Nutrition" Food Policy. 13(1):37-46.
2. Haddad L., L.R. Brown, A. Richter, and L. Smith. 1995. "The Gender Dimensions of Economic Adjustment Policies: Potential Interactions and Evidence to Date". World Development. 23(6):881-896.
3. Kumar and Siandwazi. 1994. "Maize in Zambia: Effects of Technological Change on Food Conusumption and Nutrition". In Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition. ed. J. von Braun, E. Kennedy Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
4. von Braun, J. and Puetz. 1994. "Nutritional Effects of Commercialization of a Woman's Crop: Irrigated Rice in the Gambia". In Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition. ed. J. von Braun, E. Kennedy Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
5. Peters and Herrera. 1994. "Tobacco Cultivation, Food Production, and Nutrition among Smallholders in Malawi". In Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition. ed. J. von Braun, E. Kennedy Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
6. WTO (World Trade Organization). 1998. Understanding the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. Last Updated May 1998 (accessed July 2001).
   http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/spsund_e.htm
7. Hirschhorn N. and L. Unnevehr. Animal and Plant Health and Food Safety: An Issue Paper Concerning Future World Bank Involvement.
   http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/rdv/animal.nsf/ad4d7220ed799d3b852566900057ac46/2c600f7ebee034568525678b0075d697/$FILE/rural%20weekfinal.doc
8. Hammer, W. C. K., 1999. Food Trade and Implementation of the SPS and TBT Agreements: Current Status of Food Trade, including Food Quality and Safety Problems. Paper presented at the Conference on International Food Trade Beyond 2000: Science-Based Decisions, Harmonization, Equivalence and Mutual Recognition, October 11-15, 1999, Melbourne, Australia. FAO, Rome. (accessed July 2001).
   http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/X2636E.htm
9. Prasidh, H. and E. Cham. 1999. Food Trade and Implementation of the SPS and TBT Agreements: Challenges for Developing Countries in Meeting the Obligations of the SPS and TBT Agreements and the Codex Alimentarius. Paper presented at the Conference on International Food Trade Beyond 2000: Science-Based Decisions, Harmonization, Equivalence and Mutual Recognition, October 11-15, 1999, Melbourne, Australia. Rome, FAO. (accessed July 2001).
   http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/X2666E.htm
10. Gascoine, D. 1999. Harmonisation, Mutual Recognition and Equivalence-How and What is Attainable? Paper presented at the Conference on International Food Trade Beyond 2000: Science-Based Decisions, Harmonization, Equivalence and Mutual Recognition, October 11-15, 1999, Melbourne, Australia. Rome, FAO. (accessed July 2001).
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/X2808E.htm
11. Lindenmayer, I. 1999. Harmonisation of Food Regulations and Food Quality/Safety Measures Based on Codex Standards, Guidelines and Recommendations. Paper presented at the Conference on International Food Trade Beyond 2000: Science-Based Decisions, Harmonization, Equivalence and Mutual Recognition, October 11-15, 1999, Melbourne, Australia. Rome, FAO. (accessed July 2001).
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/X2809E.htm
12. Otsuki, T, J. Wilson, and M. Sewadeh. 2001. A Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exports. Working Paper # 2563. Washington DC: World Bank. http://econ.worldbank.org/files/1424_wps2563.pdf (accessed August 2001).