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An Empirical Analysis of Intertemporal and Demographic Variations in Consumer Preferences

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  • Mary F. Kokoski

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Analysis of consumer demand behavior typically focusses on either the cross-sectional dimension or takes a time-series approach. The former ignores intertemporal changes in preferences, and the latter ignores differences in preferences among different groups of consumers. In this study two identically defined cross sections of expenditure data are used to estimate a nonhomothetic demand system for food at home for three demographic groups. The results indicate that both demographic and intertemporal differences in preferences are significant and that the method of incorporating demographic variables into the estimation is also important.

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  • Mary F. Kokoski, 1986. "An Empirical Analysis of Intertemporal and Demographic Variations in Consumer Preferences," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 68(4), pages 894-907.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:68:y:1986:i:4:p:894-907.
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    1. Chern, Wen S. & Lee, Hwang Jaw, 1989. "Nonparametric and Parametric Analyses of Demand for Food at Home and Away from Home," 1989 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 270706, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Okrent, Abigail M. & Alston, Julian M., 2011. "Demand for Food in the United States: A Review of Literature, Evaluation of Previous Estimates, and Presentation of New Estimates of Demand," Monographs, University of California, Davis, Giannini Foundation, number 251908, December.
    3. Skees, Jerry R. & Reed, Michael R., 1988. "The Restructuring of Southern Agriculture: Data Needs for Economic and Policy Research," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(1), pages 33-40, July.
    4. Rafael Cortez & Ben Senauer, 1996. "Taste Changes in the Demand for Food by Demographic Groups in the United States: A Nonparametric Empirical Analysis," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 78(2), pages 280-289.
    5. Mauricio V.L. Bittencourt & Ratapol P. Teratanavat & Wen S. Chern, 2007. "Food consumption and demographics in Japan: Implications for an aging population," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 23(4), pages 529-551.
    6. Falconi, Cesar & Senauer, Benjamin, 1991. "Aggregation Over Consumers And The Estimation Of A Demand System For U.S. Food," Staff Papers 14021, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    7. Bittencourt, Maurício Vaz Lobo & Teratanavat, Ratapol P. & Chern, Wen S., 2004. "Examining Food Consumption In Japan Under Life-Cycle Hypothesis: Implication From Cross-Sectional Data," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 20070, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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