期刊
CHINA AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
卷 4, 期 4, 页码 427-439出版社
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/17561371211284795
关键词
China; Household demand; Engel curves; Food demand; Elasticities; Food products
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [70903062]
- Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture [58-8000-8-0027]
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program [09093019]
- NIFA, US Department of Agriculture
- Commodity Credit Corporation, US Department of Agriculture [2010-27]
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the income sensitivity of food consumption in Beijing, China, using an original household survey data set collected by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Design/methodology/approach - An Engel curve model is fit to the household data of nine food categories and 35 food items, and both conditional and unconditional expenditure elasticities of demand are calculated and reported for the nine food groups and the 35 food items. Findings - Working's model fits the data well, and the elasticity estimates are all reasonable in terms of economic theory, size and signs. The results indicate a relative large range in income sensitivity among the nine food groups and 35 food items in response to changes in household food expenditure levels. Originality/value - The research analyzes unique and rich urban household survey data collected by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is the most comprehensive analysis to date in terms of the number of food items studied for which expenditure elasticities are calculated. These elasticities may be used to study household food consumption patterns, to calculate caloric or nutrient elasticities, to study obesity in China, to study policy prescriptions in terms of taxes and subsidies on food, to infer welfare and affluence, and may be used as inputs into econometric models such as those used by the World Bank, IFPRI, and others.
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