Economic growth and nutrition transition: an empirical analysis comparing demand elasticities for foods in China and Russia

被引:6
作者
Christine Burggraf [1 ]
Lena Kuhn [1 ]
ZHAO Qi-ran [2 ,1 ]
Ramona Teuber [1 ]
Thomas Glauben [1 ]
机构
[1] Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
[2] College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
关键词
nutrition transition; food demand; QUAIDS; China; Russia;
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中图分类号
F416.82 [食品]; F203 [生产行业管理]; F713.55 [商业心理学、市场心理学];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020201 ; 020205 ; 040203 ;
摘要
This study provides empirical evidence on the link between economic growth and nutrition transition in two emerging economies, China and Russia. Both countries have experienced rising average incomes, accompanied by an increasing rate of nutrition-related chronic diseases in recent years. Given the regional heterogeneity between these two countries, we analyze the extent to which income growth as a major driver of nutrition transition has a significant effect on the consumption of different food aggregates and how these effects differ between Chinese and Russian consumers. Our results indicate that with increasing household incomes over time the demand for carbohydrates decreases, while the demand for meat and dairy products, as well as fruits increases. This is a development generally known as nutrition transition. Further, we estimate a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System(QUAIDS) for nine different food aggregates for China and Russia. Our results indicate that in both countries all food aggregates have positive expenditure elasticities and are thus normal goods. Moreover, our results indicate that in 2008/2009 meat is still a luxury good in China yet a necessity good in Russia. For 2009, the highest own-price elasticities in China are found for non-meat protein sources and dairy products. Within the meat group, beef, poultry and mutton have the highest price elasticities in China. In Russia, the milk and dairy group, together with the vegetable group, is the most price-elastic food group in 2008. In line with the definition of a nutrition transition, our overall results underscore the finding that income growth in China and Russia tends to increase the demand for animal-based products much stronger than, for example, the demand for carbohydrates. Despite being a positive signal for problems of malnutrition in rural China, this trend of increasing meat consumption might further increase the incidence of chronic diseases in urban areas since there is convincing scientific evidence that increasing meat consumption, especially red and processed meat, is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases.
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页码:1008 / 1022
页数:15
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