FOOD DEMAND AND CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN THE NEW EU MEMBER STATES: THE CASE OF SLOVAKIA

• Authors: Cupák Andrej , Ján Pokrivčák , Marian Rizov
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We estimate a food demand system for Slovakia using a recent Household Budget Survey data collected by the Slovak statistical office covering the period 2004 – 2010. The Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS) augmented with demographic, regional and expenditure controls is employed based on preliminary non-parametric Engel curve analysis. Results indicate that demand for dairy products and fruits and vegetables is expenditure and own-price elastic indicating that such goods is perceived as luxuries. On the other hand, commodity bundles such as cereals, meat and fish and other food are found to be normal goods with positive budget elasticity smaller than one and price inelastic demand. Rural and low-income households appear more expenditure and, especially, price sensitive compared with the urban and high-income ones. Overall the food consumption patterns changed and food security situation improved in Slovakia between 2004 and 2010.

Keywords

EN

FOOD DEMAND; CONSUMPTION; SLOVAKIA; EUROPEAN UNION

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak and World Economics and Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 339 – 358

Contributors

author

Cupák Andrej

• National Bank of Slovakia, Research Department, Imricha Karvaša 1, 813 25 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

author

Ján Pokrivčák

author

Marian Rizov