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India Edible Oil Consumption: A Censored Incomplete Demand Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Suwen Pan ,
Samarendu Mohanty  and
Mark Welch
Suwen Pan
Affiliation:
International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines
Samarendu Mohanty
Affiliation:
International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines
Mark Welch
Affiliation:
Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M University College Station, TX
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Abstract

A Censored Incomplete Demand System is applied to household expenditures for edible oil in India. The results show that edible peanut oil is still a luxury good in India, whereas expenditure elasticities for other edible oils are relatively low. The food habit, location, education of household heads, and other demographic variables have significant effects on the choice of edible oils.

Keywords

Censored Incomplete Demand SystemIndia edible oilunit valueC21D1Q11
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , December 2008 , pp. 821 - 835
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2008

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