The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants

David Atkin

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Abstract: Can culture constrain caloric intake and contribute to malnutrition? Inter-state migrants within India consume fewer calories per Rupee of food expenditure compared to their non-migrant neighbors, even for households with very low caloric intake. [BREAD Working Paper No. 389]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/389.pdf].

Keywords: migrants; households; malnutrition; Anthropologists; cultural food preferences; nutrition; food; interstate migrants; inter-state; cultural food; calorie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-06
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Journal Article: The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants (2016)
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Working Paper: The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants (2013)
Working Paper: The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants (2013)
Working Paper: The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants (2013)
Working Paper: The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants (2013)
Working Paper: The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants (2013)
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