Modeling physical quantities of food and nutrients consumed from aggregate data - with an application to Finland

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 293-304

  Irz, Xavier ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aggregation theory; Demand analysis; Finland; Nutrition; Physical consumption

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; DIET; ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; FOOD QUALITY; INCENTIVE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRICE DYNAMICS; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

FINLAND;

EID: 77952722372     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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