Estimating Calorie and Nutrient Price Indices in Japan, 1975-2015

• Inakura Noriko

  Osaka University Osaka Sangyo University

• Abe Naohito

  Hitotsubashi University

• Ibuka Yoko

  Keio University

• Moriguchi Chiaki

  Hitotsubashi University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 日本におけるカロリー価格指数と栄養素価格指数の長期的推計
• ニホン ニ オケル カロリー カカク シスウ ト エイヨウソ カカク シスウ ノ チョウキテキ スイケイ

Abstract

Obesity, often referred to as the epidemic of the twenty-first century, has been rising across the world. Among the many underlying factors, one that has been studied extensively in economics is the price effect, namely, the effect of food prices on body mass index（BMI）. Noting that the BMI of Japanese population remain exceptionally low among high-income countries, we examine the possibility that trends in food prices in Japan differ from those in Western countries. To provide an internationally comparable measure of long-run changes in food prices, we propose calorie- and nutrient-level price indices and estimate these indices using Japanese data from 1975 to 2015. We find that, not only has the price of one calorie fallen in real terms, but the price of fat relative to dietary fiber has declined substantially. Using prefecture-level panel data, we further find significant correlation between childrenʼs BMI and nutrient prices.

Journal

• 経済研究

  経済研究 70 (2), 113-145, 2019-04-24

  岩波書店

Details

• CRID: 1390572174844691968
• NII Article ID: 120007032604
• NII Book ID: AN00070761
• DOI: 10.15057/30306
• HANDLE: 10086/30306
• NDL BIB ID: 029681760
• ISSN: 00229733
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I029681760
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
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  • IRDB
  • NDL
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Allowed