The effects of income on demand for food in poor countries: are our food consumption databases giving us reliable estimates?
Cross-section estimates of income elasticities for food staples in the aggregate based on quantity information from household food expenditure surveys are often in the 0.3 0.6 range. It is shown that differences in per capita calorie intakes across income groups implied by these income elasticities...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier
1994
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170797 |
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