2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2006.08.001
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Economic transition and household food consumption: A study of Bulgaria from 1985 to 2002

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“…In their study of the economic transition in Bulgaria, Ivanova et al (2006) reported a relatively greater decrease in the consumption of more expensive foods per unit of energy (-34% for animal products, -19% for visible fats, but only -10% for carbohydrates).…”
Section: Control Variablesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In their study of the economic transition in Bulgaria, Ivanova et al (2006) reported a relatively greater decrease in the consumption of more expensive foods per unit of energy (-34% for animal products, -19% for visible fats, but only -10% for carbohydrates).…”
Section: Control Variablesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dietary intakes vary considerably across SES and also in time. Similarly to the Bulgarian ndings of Ivanova et al (2006), a general deterioration of post-transition dietary habits is observed; however, some SES groups managed to shift their food consumption towards healthier intake patterns.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although direct comparison of 1993 and 2007 regression coef cients should be done with care since variables are not entirely the same in the two databases, the analysis gives insight not only into consumption and dietary habit differences across SES groups, but also into their change in time. The latter is a rather important issue in the postcommunist economies, where the economic transformations that started in 1990 had a deep impact upon population purchase power, income and, indeed, food consumption habits (Ivanova et al, 2006). Finally, a multinomial logit analysis is performed.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…It is common knowledge that as households become wealthier, their budget share allocated to food is on average decreasing (Engel's law). Empirical research about consumption in transition countries, however, shows that both the level of food expenditure and the quantity consumed in terms of calories increase with growing income (Ivanova, Dimitrov, Ovchariva, Dellava, and Hoffman 2006). Do households consume also qualitatively better food, when they become richer?…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%