Quantifying the structure of food demand in China: An econometric approach

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 1-18

  Hovhannisyan, Vardges ^a   Gould, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Expenditure endogeneity; Food preferences; Generalized quadratic almost ideal demand system; Pre committed demand

Indexed keywords

ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM; COMMODITY MARKET; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; EXPENDITURE; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PREFERENCE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 81155148739     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2011.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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