Does farm size explain food consumption pattern? evidence from semi-arid regions of India
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Rational Expectations? Evidence from Planting Decisions in Semi-Arid India
The optimal time to plant in rainfed semi-arid India is at the onset of the monsoon. While planting too early may result in losses because the seeds may not germinate if the first rains are not followed by subsequent rains, postponing planting for too long is also costly, because yield will typically be lower. Given that mistakes about the precise timing of the monsoon are costly, in this paper...
متن کاملForecasting when it matters: Evidence from Semi-Arid India
In regions of India where cultivation is rainfed, the optimal time to plant coincides with the onset of the monsoon. In this paper, we elicit from farmers their prior beliefs about the timing of the monsoon and assess their accuracy by comparing them to historical data. We find substantial heterogeneity in beliefs and ∗Financial support from CRMG, GARP and World Bank is gratefully acknowledged....
متن کاملCan caloric needs explain three food consumption puzzles? Evidence from India
We argue that differences in caloric needs can help explain three food consumption puzzles that have been noted in the literature. The first puzzle (Deaton and Dreze (2009)) is the stagnant or declining caloric intake of Indian household despite significant economic growth between 1983-2005. The second puzzle (Deaton and Paxson (1998)) is the negative relationship between household size and cal...
متن کاملSemi-arid Regions and Deserts
12.2 Biological Crusts of Arid Regions ............................. 346 12.2.1 Characteristic Species ................................................... 346 12.2.2 Taxonomic Problems in Describing Crust Cyanobacteria ...................................................... 347 12.2.3 Environmental Factors .................................................. 348 12.2.3.1 Light .......................
متن کاملDoes Sentiment Explain Consumption?
Carroll, Fuhrer and Wilcox (1994) studied the capacity of consumer sentiment to help explain the behaviour of consumption in the US. Their study was important for at least two reasons. Firstly, since household consumption accounts for about two thirds of US GDP, fluctuations in consumption may result in significant changes in the state of the macroeconomy. It is therefore important to develop m...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Agricultural Economics Research Review
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0971-3441,0974-0279
DOI: 10.5958/0974-0279.2018.00021.6