TY - JOUR
T1 - A fresh look at calorie-income elasticities in China
AU - Nie, Peng
AU - Sousa-Poza, Alfonso
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use data from the 1991 to 2009 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) to analyze how income in China is related to calorie intake. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs a variety of parametric, nonparametric, and semiparametric methods for cross-sectional and panel data, and estimates calorie-income elasticities for adults aged 18-60. Findings: The calorie-income elasticities are generally small, ranging from -0.031 to 0.022. In addition, the results show no clear nonlinearity, regardless of whether parametric, nonparametric, or semiparametric approaches are used. Originality/value: Using a wealth of estimation techniques, including parametric, nonparametric, and semiparametric approaches, this paper addresses some of the main methodological challenges encountered in estimating calorie-income elasticities. The magnitudes of calorie-income elasticities have policy implications especially with regards to the effectiveness of income-mediated policies aimed at combating food insecurity in China.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use data from the 1991 to 2009 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) to analyze how income in China is related to calorie intake. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs a variety of parametric, nonparametric, and semiparametric methods for cross-sectional and panel data, and estimates calorie-income elasticities for adults aged 18-60. Findings: The calorie-income elasticities are generally small, ranging from -0.031 to 0.022. In addition, the results show no clear nonlinearity, regardless of whether parametric, nonparametric, or semiparametric approaches are used. Originality/value: Using a wealth of estimation techniques, including parametric, nonparametric, and semiparametric approaches, this paper addresses some of the main methodological challenges encountered in estimating calorie-income elasticities. The magnitudes of calorie-income elasticities have policy implications especially with regards to the effectiveness of income-mediated policies aimed at combating food insecurity in China.
KW - Calorie-income elasticities
KW - China
KW - Household analysis
KW - Income
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84955502305
U2 - 10.1108/CAER-09-2014-0095
DO - 10.1108/CAER-09-2014-0095
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:84955502305
SN - 1756-137X
VL - 8
SP - 55
EP - 80
JO - China Agricultural Economic Review
JF - China Agricultural Economic Review
IS - 1
ER -
