The issue of identification of the parameter α0 in the price index of the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) is examined … respect to consumer demand theory and flexibility. An empirical analysis of beverage demands gives merit to the specification. …

This paper presents a version of the household production theory to explain the demand for health. In this study we … have explored the factors that influence the demand for medical services and medical expenditures in Taiwan. A negative … binomial model was used to study the demand for medical services. We found that the demand for medical services and medical …

the impacts of these two hurricanes on the demand for OJ in markets around the Gulf Coast areas. …

As the U.S. domestic demand for fresh grapefruit and grapefruit juice trends downward, the export markets become more … and more important for the citrus industry. Prior research suggests that when studying export demand relationships … rates and foreign demand for U.S. grapefruit juice. Monthly observations for the period from 1989 to 2007 were used in the …

demand for nutrient is inelastic, whereas the expenditure elasticities indicate that nutrients are normal goods. Crossprice …This study uses the household production theory to study the demand for nutrients, i.e., households purchase a … the shadow prices appears plausible in terms of its elasticities of substitution and factor demand. After obtaining the …

A demand system model differentiating goods by origin is developed to examine impacts of duty drawback on U.S. orange …