The influence of household refrigerator ownership on diets in Vietnam

Brent Heard, Huong Trinh Thi, Dharani Dhar Burra, Martin C. Heller, Shelie A. Miller, Thanh Thi Duong, Michel Simioni () and Andrew D. Jones
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Brent Heard: University of Michigan [Ann Arbor] - University of Michigan System
Huong Trinh Thi: Alliance - Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) [Rome] - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR], Thuongmai University - Partenaires INRAE
Dharani Dhar Burra: Alliance - Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) [Rome] - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR]
Martin C. Heller: University of Michigan [Ann Arbor] - University of Michigan System
Shelie A. Miller: University of Michigan [Ann Arbor] - University of Michigan System
Thanh Thi Duong: Alliance - Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) [Rome] - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR]
Michel Simioni: UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Andrew D. Jones: University of Michigan [Ann Arbor] - University of Michigan System

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Abstract: Refrigerator ownership accompanies socio-economic development, with the potential to change human diets. Household refrigerator ownership in Vietnam has increased from 13% to 59% between 2004-2014. This study estimates changes in food consumption and diet linkages with household refrigerator ownership in Vietnam, while controlling for socioeconomic variables. We use a two-step instrumental variable regression model on two panels of the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey covering 2004-2014. Our study finds refrigerator ownership to be significantly associated with decreases in per-capita calorie intake over both periods. Refrigerator ownership may be connected with households substituting lower-nutrient foods with higher ones, with substantial decreases in starchy staple food consumption connected with refrigerator ownership in both panels. For both periods, refrigerator ownership is significantly connected with increased dairy consumption, potentially reflecting the refrigerator increasing a household's ability to store dairy products.

Keywords: refrigeration; diet; sustainability; nutritional transition; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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Published in Economics and Human Biology, 2020, 39, ⟨10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100930⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100930

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