Nutrient Consumption and Household Income in Rural Mexico

Nutrient Consumption and Household Income in Rural Mexico

We estimate the income elasticity for a variety of macro- and micronutrients using a sample of poor rural households in Mexico. The nutrient-income elasticity is estimated using both parametric and semiparametric methods. A special focus is placed on the nonlinearity of the relationship between nutr...

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Main Authors: Skoufias, Emmanuel, Di Maro, Vincenzo, Gonzalez-Cossio, Teresa, Rodriguez Ramirez, Sonia
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Health Production I120
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
Transportation O180
Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration
Regional Labor Markets
Population
Neighborhood Characteristics R230
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4950

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