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Has Mexico’s “Canasta Básica” Policy Made Food More Affordable?

Jeremy Horpedahl · 21 Oct 2026

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  1. But it doesn't appear that Mexico's 2022 policy really made food much more affordable, either relative to peer countries with similar income levels, or relative to Mexico's own recent history.

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