Title of article :
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF FOOD DEMAND IN THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE, PAKISTAN
Author/Authors :
UL HAQ, ZAHOOR NWFP Agricultural University - Department of Agricultural Economics, Pakistan , GHEBLAWI, MOHAMED SAID United Arab Emirates University - Department ofAgribusiness and Consumer Sciences, UAE , SHAH, MUSAWAR NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar - Department of Rural Sociology, Pakistan , ALI, FARMAN NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar - Institute of Development Studies, Pakistan , KHAN, RASHID University of Peshawar - Department of Sociology, Pakistan
Abstract :
The paper estimates own and cross price compensated and uncompensated elasticities and expenditureelasticities for North West Frontier Province using socio-economic and demographic factors flexible LA-AIDSmodel using HIES 2004-05 data. All the estimated models were statistically significant. The demand for wheat,fruits, vegetables, milk and cooking oil were inelastic while elastic for rice, meat and other food. All thecommodities were normal while rice, fruits, meat and other food products were found to be expenditure elastic ascompared to wheat, vegetables, milk and cooking oil. Hicksian own and cross price elasticities closely followed theMarshallian elasticities.
Keywords :
Demand Elasticities , Expenditure Elasticities , AIDS , Food Demand
Journal title :
Sarhad Journal of Agriculture
Journal title :
Sarhad Journal of Agriculture
