Journal article

Publication year: 1995

Pages: 400-414

Journal: European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volume number: 22

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 0165-1587

eISSN: 1464-3618

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/22.3.400

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Abstract: 
A measurement concept to test for convergence or divergence in food
consumption is proposed and applied to the demand for food nutrients in
OECD countries in 1978 and 1988. The analysis distinguishes between
absolute and relative convergence and reveals that absolute and relative
differences in food consumption across countries do not always follow
the same trend. The empirical results clearly show that the terms
capturing convergence are the most important variables, indicating the
importance of preferences rather than income prices or availability in
an international comparison of food demand.

Harvard Citation style: Herrmann, R. and Röder, C. (1995) Does food consumption converge internationally? Measurement, empirical tests and determinants, European Review of Agricultural Economics, 22(3), pp. 400-414. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/22.3.400

APA Citation style: Herrmann, R., & Röder, C. (1995). Does food consumption converge internationally? Measurement, empirical tests and determinants. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 22(3), 400-414. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/22.3.400