The Determinants of Food Expenditures in the Urban Households of Ghana: A Quantile Regression Approach

The study applies quantile regression to identify determinants of the entire distribution of food expenditure, and quantify their effects amongGhana’s urban household subgroups. The results indicate that among the significant factors the largest effect in descending order havelocation, marital status, education, household composition, age, and income.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Meng, Ting ; Florkowski, Wojciech J. ; Sarpong, Daniel Bruce ; Resurreccion, Anna V.A. ; Chinnan, Manjeet S.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Food Expenditure \| Ghana \| Quantile Regression \| Urban Households. \| Agricultural and Food Policy \| Community/Rural/Urban Development \| Consumer/Household Economics \| Demand and Price Analysis \| Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety \| Food Security and Poverty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida Number 143033
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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