The University of the Philippines School of Economics, in collaboration with the Philippine Center for Economic Development, invites you to a brown bag seminar by Ms. Ammielou Gaduena, PhD candidate at the UP School of Economics.
The seminar tomorrow, December 11, 2025 (Thursday), will be held at 12NN, Room 301, Encarnacion Hall, School of Economics, University of the Philippines.
Seminar title: Essays on Food Insecurity and Entitlements
Abstract:
Two of the primary indicators used to monitor hunger under the SDGs are the prevalence of undernourishment and the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population. The first estimates individual consumption levels in caloric terms, based on the total available food in each country, and highlights the availability and sufficiency of food in a population. The second indicator is an experience-based indicator and highlights the difficulties of household access to food due to the lack of money or other resources. This dissertation attempts to bridge the gap between these two metrics by using Sen’s entitlement approach. This paper connects sufficient food consumption levels to the economic factors affecting the ability of a household to access food, categorizing the associated factors into the different entitlements identified by Sen. This work will formalize the entitlement approach within a utility-maximization model, test the entitlement relationships econometrically, and demonstrate the relationship of entitlements to household food security via a general equilibrium simulation.
