Cross-sectional estimation of U.S. demand for beef products: A censored system approach

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 320-334

  Yen, Steven T ^a   Huang, Chung L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand elasticities; GHK simulator; Limited dependent variables; Translog demand system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036999966     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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