Menezes, Tatiane; Azzoni, Carlos; Silveira, Fernando - In: Applied Economics 40 (2008) 19, pp. 2557-2572
The object of this article is to estimate demand elasticities for a basket of staple food important for providing the caloric needs of Brazilian households. These elasticities are useful in the measurement of the impact of structural reforms on poverty. A two-stage demand system was constructed,...