household-level data to estimate the elasticity of substitution between healthcare consumption and all other consumption. We … find robust evidence for the complementarity of healthcare consumption and all other consumption. …

increases in income inequality are associated with decreased aggregate consumption. The analysis reveals a systematic difference … in the relationship between income inequality and consumption expenditure across consumption categories In a theoretical … homothetic and non-homothetic preferences results in estimation equations that allow testing for non-homotheticity in consumption …

focus on food demand and consumption patterns. It reviews various demand function systems and introduces the differential …) to analyse consumption patterns in Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa. The methodology involves a two … consumption and food subcategories using pooled data from BRICS countries. It uses Tayebi's CBS-PI levels and CBS levels models to …