NON-PURCHASING HOUSEHOLDS IN FOOD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS: AN ANALYSIS FOR POTATOES IN SWEDEN

Mari Andersson and Benjamin Senauer ()

No 13232, Staff Papers from University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics

Abstract: A common problem in food expenditure surveys is that many households report not purchasing some products. Usually the reason for these zero expenditures is unknown. The issue may be treated as a potential sample selection bias problem. This study estimates Engel functions for expenditures for fresh potatoes, processed products, and the value of home-grown potatoes with data from the 1989 Swedish Household Food Expenditure Survey. The two-step Heckman procedure is used. A strong generational pattern is found in potato consumption as well as several other significant effects.

Keywords: Food; Consumption/Nutrition/Food; Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13232

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