Income and Price Elasticities of Food Demand and Nutrient Consumption in Malawi
| dc.creator | Ecker, Olivier | |
| dc.creator | Qaim, Matin | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:20:11Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T02:47:32Z | |
| dc.description | Widespread malnutrition in developing countries calls for appropriate interventions, presupposing good knowledge about the nutritional impacts of policies. Little previous work has been carried out in this direction. We present a comprehensive analytical framework, which we apply for Malawi. Using household data and a demand systems approach, we estimate income and price elasticities of food, calorie, and micronutrient consumption. These estimates are used for policy simulations. Given multiple nutrient deficiencies, income-related policies are better suited than price policies to improve nutrition. While consumer subsidies for maize increase calorie and mineral consumption, they contribute to a higher prevalence of vitamin deficiencies. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.6349 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6349/files/451037.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6349 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/520096 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6349 | |
| dc.title | Income and Price Elasticities of Food Demand and Nutrient Consumption in Malawi | |
| dc.type | Text |