Household composition and food expenditures in China

Brian W. Gould
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Brian W. Gould: Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research and Department of Agricultural, and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Postal: Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research and Department of Agricultural, and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Agribusiness, 2002, vol. 18, issue 3, 387-407

Abstract: With China admitted to the World Trade Organization there is the potential for dramatic increases in U.S. agricultural exports. The present analysis uses household-level data to identify important determinants of expenditures on food for at-home consumption by households in three Chinese urban provinces. Besides the role of household income, we examine the impact of household member age|gender composition on expenditures via the estimation of endogenously determined adult equivalents. Results from the analysis show that overall food at-home expenditures are income inelastic, some commodities exhibit elastic responses to changes in their own price and household composition has a significant impact on food choice. [JEL category: D120]. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1002/agr.10020

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