An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan
Changes in prices and income, due to shocks or economic growth and reform, influence the overall and food consumption levels of poor households. However, it is often not clear to what extent they are affected by these factors and what interventions might be needed to help them. The reaction of house...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Minten, Bart Dukpa, Chencho |
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| description | Changes in prices and income, due to shocks or economic growth and reform, influence the overall and food consumption levels of poor households. However, it is often not clear to what extent they are affected by these factors and what interventions might be needed to help them. The reaction of households to such price and income changes can be predicted and quantified through economic parameters that are called ‘demand elasticities'. These demand elasticities are important to know for those stakeholders who want to anticipate and alleviate the negative impact on the economy as a whole and on vulnerable households in particular. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1525812025-11-06T07:11:30Z An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan Minten, Bart Dukpa, Chencho prices income economic growth households food consumption demand supply capacity development demand elasticities shock resilience Changes in prices and income, due to shocks or economic growth and reform, influence the overall and food consumption levels of poor households. However, it is often not clear to what extent they are affected by these factors and what interventions might be needed to help them. The reaction of households to such price and income changes can be predicted and quantified through economic parameters that are called ‘demand elasticities'. These demand elasticities are important to know for those stakeholders who want to anticipate and alleviate the negative impact on the economy as a whole and on vulnerable households in particular. 2010 2024-10-01T13:54:59Z 2024-10-01T13:54:59Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152581 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Minten, Bart and Dukpa, Chencho. 2010. An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152581 |
| spellingShingle | prices income economic growth households food consumption demand supply capacity development demand elasticities shock resilience Minten, Bart Dukpa, Chencho An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan |
| title | An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan |
| title_full | An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan |
| title_short | An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan |
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| topic | prices income economic growth households food consumption demand supply capacity development demand elasticities shock resilience |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152581 |
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