TY - CHAP AB - Rising incomes in China have not led to a smaller degree of undernutrition as measured by percentage of population below calorie and protein recommended daily allowances. The weak relationship between income and nutrition is further demonstrated by our income elasticity estimates for calories and protein, which are generally zero. We do find that the percentage of fat in the calorie source is a normal good. VL - 18 SN - 978-0-85724-146-7, 978-0-85724-145-0/1049-2585 DO - 10.1108/S1049-2585(2010)0000018014 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1049-2585(2010)0000018014 AU - Bishop John A. AU - Liu Haiyong AU - Zheng Buhong ED - John A. Bishop PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/01/01 TI - Chapter 11 Rising incomes and nutritional inequality in China T2 - Studies in Applied Welfare Analysis: Papers from the Third ECINEQ Meeting T3 - Research on Economic Inequality PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 257 EP - 266 Y2 - 2024/09/21 ER -