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On the dynamics of food demand: a benefit function approach

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Adequate food intake being necessary for good health and life suggests that food consumption has significant long-term effects on human welfare. This article develops an economic and econometric analysis of the dynamics of food demand. The model builds on duality and the benefit function. The research involves the specification and estimation of dynamic price-dependent demands as representations of marginal benefits. Applied to US aggregate data over the period 1948–2010, the analysis uncovers strong statistical evidence of demand dynamics, especially for food. We find that the negative effect of food consumption on the marginal benefit of food becomes much stronger in the long run. We also find that, while food and service are always complements, the strength of this complementarity relationship increases sharply in the longer run.

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  • Jean-Paul Chavas, 2016. "On the dynamics of food demand: a benefit function approach," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 43(3), pages 401-431.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:43:y:2016:i:3:p:401-431.
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    1. Yohanes Kuleh & Zainal Ilmi & M. Amin Kadafi, 2022. "The Intensity of Agriculture in the Covid-19 from Indonesia – A Systematic Literature Review," Journal of Agriculture and Crops, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 8(2), pages 94-104, 04-2022.
    2. Chavas, Jean-Paul, 2017. "On food security and the economic valuation of food," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 58-67.

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