作    者:  Qundi Feng（冯群娣）,  Qinying He*（何勤英） 

期    刊: 《B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy》

出版时间:  OCT 2021  卷:21  期:4

DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2021-0116

摘    要

Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we examine the effect of the number of siblings on dietary quality with a sample of 2-12-year-old children in China. We use instrumental variables to address the potential endo-geneity of the number of siblings. We show that the effect of the number of siblings on children's dietary quality is significantly negative. Child dietary diversity score will decrease by 0.274 with one more siblings. In terms of children's nutrition, the intake of fat and protein also significantly decrease. A robustness check using the fixed effects models also validates our findings that child quantity-quality trade-off is apparent in Chinese families.

关键词

Children; Dietary diversity; Nutrient intake; Quantity-quality trade-off; China

责任编辑：董晓玲

审    定：黄  松