A food demand system based on demand for characteristics: If there is 'curvature' in the Slutsky matrix, what do the curves look like and why?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-266

  Bouis, Howarth E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie demand; D12; Food characteristics; Food demand system; Hedonic prices; Price response

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOUR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOOD DEMAND; FOOD DEMAND SYSTEM; PRICE RESPONSE;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0030417206     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(96)00414-2     Document Type: Article

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