Exploring the Drivers of Spain's Nutritional Transition: From Meat Shortages to Excess (1958-1990)

Pablo Delgado,
Additional contact information
Pablo Delgado,: University of Zaragoza
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Pablo Delgado Perea

No 234, Working Papers from European Historical Economics Society (EHES)

Abstract: The modern nutritional transition is characterized by a significant increase in protein consumption derived from animal-based foods, particularly meat. Despite its importance, the underlying drivers of this process have not been extensively explored, especially from a quantitative perspective. Some authors attribute it to demand-side factors such as growth in income, population, and urbanization rates, while others focus on supply-side factors such as the decline in livestock product prices due to the intensification of the livestock industry. This study seeks to fill this gap by examining quantitatively the role of demand, supply, and consumer preferences in driving the increase in meat consumption in Spain, a Mediterranean country that completed its modern nutritional transition in the latter half of the 20th century.

Keywords: nutritional transition; meat; Spain; consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E21 N34 N54 O13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2023-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr and nep-his
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.ehes.org/wp/EHES_234.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hes:wpaper:0234

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Working Papers from European Historical Economics Society (EHES) Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Paul Sharp ().