An emprical model of the demand for a varied diet

1987/10/01 by J. S. Shonkwiler, J. Scott Shonkwiler, J. Lee +2 · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics #Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets #Agricultural Economics and Policy

paper · doi:10.1080/00036848700000127

Abstract

Abstract This study attempts to measure some aspects of the household's demand for a varied die by invesigaing how he number of individual foods consumed b he household is affeced b is preferences and food expendiure. A heoriical model suggesed b household production theory is adopted to empirical data from a cross-section of households. It is found that the number of individual foods consumed is strongly responsive to househjold expenditure on all foods.

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