Food insecurity is a problem of income inadequacy. The 2023 federal budget’s “grocery rebate” has the right idea, but falls short.
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Research shows that coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on workers being able to return.
The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.
Should the U.S. help low-income households afford water service, as it does with heating and groceries? Chile does. An economist explains how it works there and how it could work here.
Replacing wood stoves is essential but won’t solve the indoor air pollution epidemic on its own.
More financial services should target low-income households in South Africa.
Apartments house one in ten Australians, including a higher share of low-income households than other housing types. A new study identifies why some high-density neighbourhoods work better than others.
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Taking a look at food supply chains in South Africa during the lockdown.
A new analysis shows an economic downturn due to COVID-19 will dramatically increase rental stress for people with insecure or casual work.
The economic impact of the disease will have dramatic effects on the well-being of families and communities
Although nutritious, inexpensive food options do exist for low-income Canadians, whether those foods are easily accessible or feasible has long evaded both nutrition researchers and politicians.
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Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Senior Lecturer in City Planning, UNSW Sydney
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Research Associate, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University
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ARC DECRA Fellow at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Scientia Associate Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Adjunct associate, Swinburne University of Technology
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Assistant professor, Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval
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Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
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Professor of Public Policy, Pardee RAND Graduate School
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Adjunct Professor - Global Human Development (GHD), Georgetown University
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Director of the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Economic Sciences, Washington State University
