Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the theoretical background, methodological
extensions, and empirical applications of the Engel curve, which is applied to the research of …

Beef consumption in China has increased substantially from 5.0 million tons in 2000 to 7.7
million tons in 2019 thanks to rapid income growth, but still remains low compared to pork …

Purpose Given the fact that the income disparity has become extremely severe in rural
China, the purpose of this paper is to examine heterogeneity in food consumption among …

This paper proposes a novel multilevel gravity model of migration to study the under-
researched topic of urban to urban migration in China. Many previous studies have looked …

Animal‐source foods (ASF) are an important source of nutrients in many develo**
countries. However, there is limited information on the demand for ASF and the factors …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of China's urban segregation
caused by hukou restrictions on food consumption. Design/methodology/approach Based …

This study employs panel data and a dynamic Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) model to
investigate the habit formation effect of food consumption among Chinese rural residents …

We use a threshold model to analyze the relationship between per capita income and the
per capita water footprint of food consumption in the urban Guangdong Province of China …

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced risks and challenges to global food and nutrition
security. In this paper, we examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nutritional …

This study provides an alternative explanation for the unusual apparent decline in food
consumption in rural China after 2000. We find that it is mainly attributable to significant …