Food Inflation during the Pandemic: Dissecting Supply Chains and Scanner Data
Summary
In the 2022 AAEA Annual Meeting session “Food Inflation during the Pandemic: Dissecting Supply Chains and Scanner Data” authors aim to empirically dissect the sources and effects of ongoing food inflation. The first paper applies innovative techniques to decompose the various channels of inflation along the agri-food supply chain. The next paper employs scanner level data to unpack the sources of demand and supply disruption. The last paper uses scanner level information to develop measures for ‘stock-out’ rates and analyzes its relationship with price changes and sales patterns. Members of the AAEA work in academic or government institutions as well as in industry and not-for-profit organizations, and engage in a variety of research, teaching, and outreach activities in the areas of agriculture, the environment, food, health, and international development.