The importance of demographic variables in the modeling of food demand

• Authors: Hanna Dudek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The general objective of this research is to assess the impact of demographic variables on food demand in Poland. The empirical analysis of this paper is based on the household data, collected by GUS (Central Statistical Office) in the years 2001-2004 (household budget data).

Keywords

EN

complete demand system; demographic variables; elasticity of demand

• Publisher: Katedra Ekonometrii i Statystyki, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Metody Ilościowe w Badaniach Ekonomicznych
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 60-69

Dates

published

2010

Contributors

author

Hanna Dudek

• Department of Econometrics and Statistics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences

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