THE DEMAND FOR MEAT - AN EXAMPLE OF AN INCOMPLETE COMMODITY DEMAND SYSTEM

Brian S. Fisher

Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1979, vol. 23, issue 3, 11

Abstract: Equations describing the demand for beef and veal, mutton, lamb, pork and chicken are estimated using the full information maximum likelihood estimator. Elasticity estimates are presented and the double logarithmic model is compared with a demand system which is derived from the indirect translog utility function. Estimates of the direct price and income elasticities are not particularly sensitive to model specification but the estimated cross-price elasticities are sensitive to the choice of functional form. The results indicate that the double logarithmic specification may be less satisfactory than the alternative presented in cases where restrictions on the parameters are imposed during estimation.

Keywords: Demand; and; Price; Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.22974

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