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An Analysis of Food Grain Consumption in Urban Jiangsu Province of China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Zhihao Zheng  and
Shida Rastegari Henneberry
Zhihao Zheng
Affiliation:
College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Shida Rastegari Henneberry
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
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Abstract

The impacts of economic and demographic variables on the demand for food grain commodities in urban Jiangsu province of China are estimated, using both the QUAIDS and the AIDS models. Results show that the demands for wheat flour and coarse grains are price-elastic while the demands for rice and grain products are price-inelastic. Certain demographic variables show as having a significant impact on food grain demand. Finally, a decomposition of causes of changes in rice consumption over the period of 1995-2007 is performed.

Keywords

AIDS modelChina food grain demandChina urban household demandD12Q18Q13
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 42 , Issue 2 , May 2010 , pp. 337 - 355
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2010

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