Law, Cherry, Fraser, Iain M, Piracha, Matloob (2020) Nutrition transition and changing food preferences in India. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 71 (1). pp. 118-143. ISSN 0021-857X. (doi:10.1111/1477-9552.12322) (KAR id:71716)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12322 |
Abstract
We present empirical evidence on how changes in food preferences have contributed to nutrition transition, where the dietary pattern of households shifts away from traditional staples. Using household level time series cross-section survey data for India, we estimate time varying demand elasticities, revealing evidence of the declining importance of cereals in Indian household diets. The estimates show that Indian demand for cereals has become more income inelastic and price elastic. We also find that cereals are a substitute rather than a complement to animal products in household diets. Since changes in elasticities can only be attributed to variation in utility parameters, this indicates that cereals are losing favour with Indian households. These findings have implications for Indian food policy design and implementation.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1111/1477-9552.12322 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | nutrition transition, QUAIDS, India, demand elasticities |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics |
Depositing User: | Iain Fraser |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2019 16:13 UTC |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2024 17:09 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/71716 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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