FB 09 - Agrarwissenschaften, Ökotrophologie und Umweltmanagement

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Auflistung FB 09 - Agrarwissenschaften, Ökotrophologie und Umweltmanagement nach Autor:in "Burzig, Johanna"

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    Determinanten der Konsumausgaben der Generation 50+ - Eine empirische Analyse für Deutschland auf der Grundlage von SHARE-Daten
    (2010) Burzig, Johanna
    Der erste Teil der vorliegenden Arbeit befasst sich mit dem demografischen Wandel in Deutschland. Im zweiten Teil erfolgt eine ausführliche Darstellung der bestehenden Daten über Einnahmen und Ausgaben aller privaten Haushalte auf der Grundlage der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe 2003 und welche soziodemografischen Zusammenhänge dort bereits erkennbar sind. Hier werden auch Hypothesen aus früheren Veröffentlichungen geprüft, die eine rasche Annäherung der Einkommen und Gewohnheiten (besonders im Hinblick auf Konsumausgaben) in Ost und West vorhergesagt hatten.Wie ist die Situation heute? Nach einem Blick in die Literatur und den wichtigsten bereits bestehenden Veröffentlichungen widmet sich der dritte Teil dieser Arbeit dem SHAREDatensatz.
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    Food Expenditure Patterns of the Generation 50+ : an Engel-Curve analysis for Germany
    (2012) Burzig, Johanna; Herrmann, Roland
    Purpose: It is the objective of this paper to elaborate determinants of food expenditure patterns for the generation 50+ in Germany on the basis of an Engel-curve analysis.Methodology/Design/Approach: Survey data for Germany are taken from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE) database. Food-at-home (FAH) expenditures of the generation 50+ are explained within a multiple regression analysis first. Then, a doublehurdle approach based on the probit model and a truncated regression are utilized for reproducing (i) the existence of food-away-from-home (FAFH) expenditures and (ii) its share of consumption expenditures across households. Available information on sociodemographic variables, income and the health status of the respondents are introduced as regressors in the multivariate analyses.Findings: FAH expenditures in the generation 50+ in Germany follow the theoretical expectations underlying Engel functions. With a rising income level, FAH expenditures increase as well but the income share of FAH expenditures declines as does the share of FAH expenditures in total food expenditures. Apart from income, the share of FAH expenditures in food expenditures rises with age, household size, and it is highest for the lowest education level. Moreover, it is higher for West than for East German households. Becoming a pensioner increases absolute FAH expenditures, but does not affect the FAH expenditure share significantly. Very different results are provided by the Engel-curve analysis for food away from home. A rising income raises FAFH expenditures, whereas becoming a pensioner lowers it and the age variable is insignificant.Practical Implications: The estimated Engel curves suggest that food at home grows less with rising income than food away from home. In particular, the determinants of the percapita FAFH expenditures reveal important determinants of expenditures of the generation 50+ in a highly dynamic consumption category.Originality/Value: Despite the growing economic importance of the generation 50+ in industrialised countries, empirical evidence on how this age group behaves in its food expenditure pattern is often lacking. This study provides a first set of estimated coefficients from Engel curves for Germany. These show how income as well as sociodemographic and health variables affect per-capita expenditures for FAH and FAFH consumption.