The demand for selected nutrients by Greek households: An empirical analysis with quantile regressions

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-279

  Fousekis, Panos ^a   Lazaridis, Panagiotis ^b  

^a Macedonian University of Greece   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Nutrient intakes; Quantile regression

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745198860     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2005.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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