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Household Food Demand Analysis in India

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  • Awudu Abdulai
  • Devendra K. Jain
  • Ashok K. Sharma

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Price and expenditure elasticities and estimates of the effect of household demographic variables on Indian food items are estimated using a recent household survey data in rural and urban areas. Using a linear approximate almost ideal demand system (LA/AIDS), the results indicate that for commodity groups (milk and milk products; cereals and pulses; edible oils; meat, fish, and eggs; vegetables and fruits; other foods) demand is elastic only for milk and milk products in both rural and urban areas of India. The impact of demographic variables such as region, household size, education level of household head, and seasonality, was generally significant.

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  • Awudu Abdulai & Devendra K. Jain & Ashok K. Sharma, 1999. "Household Food Demand Analysis in India," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 50(2), pages 316-327, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jageco:v:50:y:1999:i:2:p:316-327
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1999.tb00816.x
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