Modelling variety in consumption expenditure on food in India

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-519

  Jha, Raghbendra ^a   Gaiha, Raghav ^b,c   Sharma, Anurag ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Macronutrients; Micronutrients; Nutrient income elasticities; Rural India

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MODELING; NUTRITION; POVERTY; RURAL SOCIETY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 65349161301     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692170902954809     Document Type: Article

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