This paper is concerned with the effect of household size on the allocation of household money and time to food consumption. Recent studies have found that larger families spend less per capita on food, given similar per capita total expenditures, even despite economies in shared goods allows...

Survey design -- Household demographics and work characteristics -- Non-financial assets -- Household financial assets -- Household debts -- Insurance and social welfare -- Expenditure and income -- Household wealth.

Using a new, nationally representative sample of Chinese households, this paper studies how social capital affects access to credit and its implications for consumption levels. The paper focuses on two specific forms of social capital: private social networks and membership in the Communist...