The demand for selected nutrients by Greek households: An empirical analysis with quantile regressions

dc.contributor.author	Fousekis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Lazaridis, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:46:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:46:40Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	01695150	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2005.00325.x	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3128
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Nutrient intakes	en
dc.subject	Quantile regression	en
dc.subject.other	consumption behavior	en
dc.subject.other	household expenditure	en
dc.subject.other	nutrient uptake	en
dc.subject.other	regression analysis	en
dc.subject.other	urbanization	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	The demand for selected nutrients by Greek households: An empirical analysis with quantile regressions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1111/j.1574-0862.2005.00325.x	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	The article uses information from the 1993-1994 Household Consumption Survey and the semiparametric quantile regression approach to analyze the demand for three macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats) and three micronutrients (minerals, vitamins, and cholesterol) in Greece. According to the empirical results the age of the household head, the degree of urbanization, the percentage of food expenditure devoted to food away-from-home, and the per capita consumption expenditure affect the intakes of nutrients across all the five quantiles considered. The impact, however, of the household head's gender and the impact of his (her) educational achievement are located only at the lower and the higher quantiles, respectively. The expenditure elasticities are substantially lower than unity, suggesting inelastic responses of nutrient intakes to per capita consumption expenditure.	en
heal.journalName	Agricultural Economics	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.volume	32	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1574-0862.2005.00325.x	en
dc.identifier.spage	267	en
dc.identifier.epage	279	en