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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Impact of Income on Calorie and Nutrient Intakes: A Cross-Country Analysis
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| Autores: |
Salois, Matthew J.
Tiffin, J. Richard
Balcombe, Kelvin George
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| Data: |
2011-05-03
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| Ano: |
2011
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| Palavras-chave: |
Calorie and nutrient consumption
Food and nutrition policy
Income elasticities
Nonparametric
Panel
Quantile regression.
Agricultural and Food Policy
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Food Security and Poverty
International Development
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
C11
C14
C21
C23
O10
O47
Q18
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| Resumo: |
The relationship between income and nutrient intake is explored. Nonparametric, panel, and quantile regressions are used. Engle curves for calories, fat, and protein are approximately linear in logs with carbohydrate intakes exhibiting diminishing elasticities as incomes increase. Elasticities range from 0.10 to 0.25, with fat having the highest elasticities. Countries in higher quantiles have lower elasticities than those in lower quantiles. Results predict significant cumulative increases in calorie consumption which are increasingly composed of fats. Though policies aimed at poverty alleviation and economic growth may assuage hunger and malnutrition, they may also exacerbate problems associated with obesity.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/103647
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| Relação: |
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association>2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| Formato: |
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