@article{2911e7e657e64f81b753a9f5e3c15d45,
title = "Household food demand in urban China: A censored system approach",
abstract = "Household food consumption in urban China is investigated, using data from the 2000 Survey of Urban Households. A translog demand system is estimated taking account of reported zero consumption. High expenditure elasticities are found for milk and most meat products suggesting that demand for these products will grow faster than demand for other products as the economy develops and incomes increase. As in other market economies, prices play important roles in food demand. Demand is more price-responsive for milk than all other food products, and net substitution is observed among most food products. Regional differences are found so that changing demographics will have an important impact on future food demand in China.",
keywords = "Censoring, China, Food demand, Tanslog demand system",
author = "Yen, {Steven T.} and Cheng Fang and Su, {Shew Jiuan}",
note = "Funding Information: An earlier version of this paper was presented at the fifth biennial conference of the Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association, Taipei, Taiwan, December 17–20, 2003. The authors thank participants from that conference and two anonymous referees for helpful comments and suggestions. Yen's research was funded in part by USDA's Economic Research Service under Cooperative Agreements No. 43–3AEM–0–80042 and No. 43–3AEM–2–80063. Su's research was funded by the National Science Council of Taiwan Grant NSC93-2415-H-017-004-. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Department of Agriculture or the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or of the Government of Taiwan.",
year = "2004",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.jce.2004.04.005",
language = "English",
volume = "32",
pages = "564--585",
journal = "Journal of Comparative Economics",
issn = "0147-5967",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
number = "3",
}