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Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China
de Brauw, Alan; Giles, John - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in barriers to migration on the consumption of rural households in … China. We find that increased migration from rural villages leads to significant increases in consumption per capita, and … per capita both increase with out-migration, and increase more for poorer households. We also establish a causal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005804666
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WAS CHINA’S RATE OF POVERTY REDUCTION EVEN FASTER THAN ROUTINELY ASSUMED? ACCOUNTING FOR THE EFFECTS OF MIGRATION
Deininger, Klaus W.; Giles, John; Jin, Songqing; Wang, Hui - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916019
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THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES ON RURAL INCOMES IN CHINA
de Brauw, Alan; Taylor, J. Edward; Rozelle, Scott - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999
New Economics of Labor Migration (NELM) theory posits a complex relationship between migrants and household income … generation. This paper uses NELM and original survey data to examine the impacts of migration on income sources in Northeast … China. Migration is found to increase farm incomes but decrease self-employed incomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005338152
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The Effect of Television on the Amount and Quality of Food Children Consume
Todd, Jessica E.; Wendt, Minh - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
In experimental studies, children exposed to television food ads chose less healthy snacks and consumed more food … overall, as compared with children exposed only to ads for toys. These findings, however, do not indicate that TV viewing … total calories and the quality of food consumed during a day for children 6 to 18 years old. This research is the first to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020453
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External Validity of Hypothetical Surveys and Laboratory Experiments
Chang, Jae Bong; Lusk, Jayson L.; Norwood, F. Bailey - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
We compare the ability of three preference elicitation methods (hypothetical choices, non-hypothetical choices, and non-hypothetical rankings) and three discrete-choice econometric models (the multinomial logit, the independent availability logit, and the random parameter logit) to predict...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005804662
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Does Measurement Error Explain a Paradox About Household Size and Food Demand? Evidence from Variation in Household Survey Methods
Gibson, John - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2003
Several recent papers report a puzzling pattern of food demand falling as household size rises at constant per capita expenditure, especially in poorer countries. This pattern is contrary to a widely used model of scale economics. This paper exploits within-country differences in household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805885
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CHANGES IN CHINA'S URBAN FOOD CONSUMPTION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TRADE
Zhang, Wei; Wang, Qingbin - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2003
Detailed data from 3,500 urban Chinese households are used to estimate demand elasticities and the impacts of regional and demographic variables for 17 food products through a two-stage budgeting procedure with complete demand systems. Results suggest that China's food consumption patterns will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805930
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EUROPEAN CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR U.S. AND DOMESTIC BEEF: WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR SOURCE VERIFICATION, HORMONE-FREE, AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM-FREE BEEF
Tonsor, Glynn T.; Schroeder, Ted C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2003
The European Union (EU) ban on the production and importation of meat derived from animals treated with growth-promoting hormones has spurred considerable debate. However, relatively little research has considered how EU consumers have been affected or how they feel about the ban. The purpose of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805931
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EVALUATING FACTORS INFLUENCING GROCERY STORE CHOICE
Palma, Marco A.; Emerson, Robert D.; House, Lisa - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2003
This paper analyzes consumer preferences toward grocery store choices given a set of attributes of stores. This information will then be used to make inferences on how the opening of a Wal-Mart supercenter would affect the other grocery stores in a small city.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805951
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MARKET EMERGENCE AND THE RISE AND FALL OF BACKYARD HOG PRODUCTION IN CHINA
Chen, Jing; Rozelle, Scott - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2003
This paper first identifies an interesting pattern in farm household livestock production in many developing countries: an inverted-U shape relationship between household livestock production and the levels of economic development (or farm household income). Using backyard hog production as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805972