Examining the heterogeneity in calorie-income elasticities: A meta-analysis

Food Policy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 119-128

  Ogundari, Kolawole ^a   Abdulai, Awudu ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calorie income elasticity; Heterogeneity; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; META-ANALYSIS; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876378517     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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