Search Results - subject:"Engel Curve"

DEMAND FOR QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY IN BEEF, CHICKEN AND FISH CONSUMPTION IN NIGERIA

Ogundari, Kolawole - In: Revista de Economia e Agronegocio / Brazilian Review of … 10 (2012) 1

This study examines income elasticity of demand for quantity and quality beef, chicken, and fish in Nigeria. The analysis is based on randomly selected 134 households in Ondo state. The empirical results show that income elasticity of demand for beef, chicken, and fish are inelastic. This...

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Using Engel Curves to Measure CPI Bias for Indonesia

Olivia, Susan; Gibson, John - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2012

To measure real income growth over time a price index is needed to adjust for changes in the cost of living. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is often used for this task but studies from several countries show the CPI is a biased measure of changes in the cost of living, leading to potentially...

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Nonparametric Errors in Variables Models with Measurement Errors on both sides of the Equation

Lewbel, Arthur; Nadai, Michele De - Department of Economics, Boston College - 2012

nonparametric Engel curve estimation. In our application measurement errors on the expenditures of a good Y are by construction …

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Engel Curves and Equivalence Scales for Bangladesh

Hasan, Syed Abul - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012

This paper examines the Engel curve for major expenditure categories and estimates equivalence scales for Bangladesh … the correct specification of the Engel curve has important implications for modelling household responses to negative …

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Prices, Engel Curves, and Time-Space Deflation : Impacts on Poverty and Inequality in Vietnam

Gibson, John - 2017

Engel curve to derive the deflator as that needed for nominally similar households to have equal food shares in all regions … price indexes calculated from repeated spatial price surveys. Deflators from a food Engel curve appear to be a poor proxy …

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