TY - JOUR
T1 - Do prices and attributes explain international differences in food purchases
AU - Dubois, Pierre
AU - Griffith, Rachel
AU - Nevo, Aviv
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Food purchases differ substantially across countries. We use detailed household-level data from the United States, France, and the United Kingdom to (i) document these differences; (ii) estimate a demand system for food and nutrients; and (iii) simulate counterfactual choices if households faced prices and nutritional characteristics from other countries. We find that differences in prices and characteristics are important and can explain some difference (e.g., United States-France difference in caloric intake) but generally cannot explain many of the compositional patterns by themselves. Instead, it seems an interaction between the economic environment and differences in preferences is needed to explain cross-country differences. (JEL D12, I12, L11, L66, Q11).
AB - Food purchases differ substantially across countries. We use detailed household-level data from the United States, France, and the United Kingdom to (i) document these differences; (ii) estimate a demand system for food and nutrients; and (iii) simulate counterfactual choices if households faced prices and nutritional characteristics from other countries. We find that differences in prices and characteristics are important and can explain some difference (e.g., United States-France difference in caloric intake) but generally cannot explain many of the compositional patterns by themselves. Instead, it seems an interaction between the economic environment and differences in preferences is needed to explain cross-country differences. (JEL D12, I12, L11, L66, Q11).
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U2 - 10.1257/aer.104.3.832
DO - 10.1257/aer.104.3.832
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84896969886
VL - 104
SP - 832
EP - 867
JO - American Economic Review
JF - American Economic Review
SN - 0002-8282
IS - 3
ER -