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William Masters

  • Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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Prof. @tuftsnutrition, on economics of agriculture, food & nutrition. Photo is deepsprings.edu. Teaching blog: sites.tufts.edu/foodecon. Just like this IRL too.
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The Cost of a Healthy Diet

The Cost of a Healthy Diet

TuftsNow — What does it cost to eat healthy? According to a landmark international report based on work led by William Masters and colleagues at the Friedman School, the answer is: too much for the poor, but less than what most of the world's people already spend on food.
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3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet

3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet

The Conversation — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused price spikes for corn, milk, beans and other commodities, but even before the pandemic about 3 billion people could not afford even the cheapest options for a healthy diet.
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COVID, food jobs and prices

COVID, food jobs and prices

Economics for Food and Nutrition Policy — Massive job losses, disease risks and other disruptions continue to affect almost every American household. What's happened to jobs and prices in the food system?
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Retail food prices at purchasing power parity exchange rates: A first look at aggregate ICP 2017 ...

Retail food prices at purchasing power parity exchange rates: A first look at aggregate ICP 2017 ...

World Bank Blogs — The International Comparison Program (ICP) released its 2017 purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates on May 19th 2020, enabling governments and others to compare the real level of economic activity among countries. In this blog post...
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Coronavirus Shines Light On Inadequacies of United States Food Supply System

Coronavirus Shines Light On Inadequacies of United States Food Supply System

Cheddar News — We've been hearing a lot about the United States food supply chain in the last few weeks--and none of it sounds good. William Masters, Food Economist at Tufts University, joined Cheddar to discuss.
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Can the world's poor afford a healthy diet?

Can the world's poor afford a healthy diet?

voxdev.org — New studies measure how many people cannot afford a healthy diet, establishing a useful benchmark for understanding global food systems and poverty.
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Fourteen questions about food choice (mostly veganism)

Fourteen questions about food choice (mostly veganism)

Economics for Food and Nutrition Policy — People occasionally send me questions about food. Once before, I posted my responses on this blog - that was about sustainability. This time, the questions were mostly about veganism, and I think you'll agree that they're worth answering. I hope I've done them justice. [...]
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The Baby Is Getting Fed - but What? (Published 2016)

The Baby Is Getting Fed - but What? (Published 2016)

The New York Times — Baby food is sold in every country on Earth, but in poor and middle-income countries, its quality is completely unpredictable, a new study has found. Children would be healthier if an international agency tested brands and certified them as nutritious, the study's authors argued.
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