Crossley, TF and Lu, Y (2018) Returns to scale in food preparation and the Deaton–Paxson puzzle. Review of Economics of the Household, 16 (1). pp. 5-19. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-017-9399-4
Crossley, TF and Lu, Y (2018) Returns to scale in food preparation and the Deaton–Paxson puzzle. Review of Economics of the Household, 16 (1). pp. 5-19. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-017-9399-4
Crossley, TF and Lu, Y (2018) Returns to scale in food preparation and the Deaton–Paxson puzzle. Review of Economics of the Household, 16 (1). pp. 5-19. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-017-9399-4
Abstract
We consider returns to scale in food preparation as a potential resolution of a puzzle raised by Deaton and Paxson (Journal of Political Economy, 106(5), 897–930, 1998). We clarify the conditions under which returns to scale in food preparation can resolve the puzzle. The key requirement is that foods are heterogeneous in time costs. We then show that detailed food expenditure and time use data are consistent with larger households shifting to more time intensive foods.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Household returns to scale; Home production; Food preparation; Time use |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2017 16:06 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2022 11:19 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/20791 |
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