The Demand for Calories in Developing Countries

Odin K. Knudsen and Pasquale Scandizzo

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1982, vol. 64, issue 1, 80-86

Abstract: This paper employs characteristic demand theory to estimate demand functions for calories for a set of developing countries and to investigate the potential impact of income growth, redistribution, and price changes on alleviating underconsumption of calories. The analysis finds that, although calorie elasticities with respect to income are substantial for the poorer consumers, income growth above historical rates is required for the food needs of the entire population to be satisfied within the next fifteen years, even if calorie prices remain constant and income distribution does not become more unequal.

Date: 1982
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