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Impact of Income on Calorie and Nutrient Intakes: A Cross-Country Analysis

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  • Salois, Matthew J.
  • Tiffin, J. Richard
  • Balcombe, Kelvin George

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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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  • Salois, Matthew J. & Tiffin, J. Richard & Balcombe, Kelvin George, 2011. "Impact of Income on Calorie and Nutrient Intakes: A Cross-Country Analysis," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103647, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea11:103647
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.103647
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