Food Demand and Consumption Patterns in the New EU Member States: The Case of Slovakia

Andrej Cupák, Jan Pokrivcak and Marian Rizov

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2015, vol. 63, issue 4, 339-358

Abstract: We estimate a food demand system for Slovakia using a recent Household Budget Survey data collected by the Slovak statistical office covering the period 2004 – 2010. The Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS) augmented with demographic, regional and expenditure controls is employed based on preliminary non-parametric Engel curve analysis. Results indicate that demand for dairy products and fruits and vegetables is expenditure and own-price elastic indicating that such goods are perceived as luxuries. On the other hand, commodity bundles such as cereals, meat and fish and other food are found to be normal goods with positive budget elasticity smaller than one and price inelastic demand. Rural and low-income households appear more expenditure and, especially, price sensitive compared with the urban and high-income ones. Overall the food consumption patterns changed and food security situation improved in Slovakia between 2004 and 2010.

Keywords: elasticity; food demand; QUAIDS; Slovakia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 I12 O52 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Food demand and consumption patters in the new EU member states: The case of Slovakia (2014)
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