The impact of temperature on calorie intake and consumption inequality

Jialiang Zhu and Ying Fang

Economics Letters, 2023, vol. 224, issue C

Abstract: This paper employs micro-level data to estimate the impact of temperature on calorie intake. It documents a salient calorie intake gap between the rich and the poor. People with a lower level of wealth tend to consume more beverages when the temperature increases, to offset the calorie gap. The paper contributes to the literature by highlighting consumption inequality and the unhealthy diet of the poor.

Keywords: Consumption inequality; Calorie intake; Temperature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I14 I15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111014

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