This paper investigates the expenditure patterns of South African households using detailed cross-sectional expenditure and price data. Linear expenditure system (LES) parameter estimates are used to calculate income and price elasticities for a number of product categories at different points...

Chicken eggs are a staple food widely consumed directly or indirectly (as an ingredient in other food items) in Saudi Arabia. Due to the importance of eggs in Saudi consumers' diet, this study aimed to determine the sociodemographic factors affecting Saudi consumer demand for eggs and how...

This paper analyses the differences between food and nondurable consumption data. Due to the lack of annual panel data on households' nondurable consumption, many empirical studies that test for the permanent income hypothesis, consumption insurance hypothesis, or to estimate the elasticity of...

Using detailed estimates of personal consumption expenditures at the state level for 1900, 1929, 1970, 1977, and 1982 developed by Stanley Lebergott, this paper demonstrates that the passage of the Baby Boom from childhood through the teen years and into family formation would have caused marked...