The Link between Food Security and Life Satisfaction: Panel Data Analysis

The goal of this study is to explore the causal relationship between food (in)security and life satisfaction in a global setting. We using conventional ordinary least squares (OLS) regression instrumental variable two-stage (IV 2SLS) method. Using data from 105 countries over period 2012–2019, we found that insecurity significantly negatively related satisfaction. results are robust even after controlling for GDP growth, government size, quality political legal institutions. In addition, by adopting natural disaster data, show has negative effect on particular, one standard deviation increase instrumented decreases 0.8 points (slightly less than deviation). remain series tests. Future studies should extend our findings exploring role security other measures life.