Nutrient elasticities of food consumption: the case of Indonesia
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
ISSN: 2044-0839
Article publication date: 13 November 2017
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess nutrients elasticities of calories, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in Indonesia.
Design/methodology/approach
Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System is used on Indonesian socioeconomic household survey data.
Findings
Expenditure elasticities of nutrients in overall model range from 0.707 (for carbohydrates) to 1.085 (for fats), but expenditure elasticities in rural areas are higher than those in urban area. Most of price elasticities of nutrients have very small absolute value (not elastic) and all values are lower than the expenditure elasticities. However, the price of five groups of food commodities, namely, rice, oil and grease, fishes, meat, and other foods give significant influence on nutrients consumption.
Research limitations/implications
This research only includes four micronutrients, namely, calorie, protein, fat, and carbohydrate.
Originality/value
This research is one of very limited literatures about nutrient elasticity of food consumption in Indonesia.
Keywords
Citation
Faharuddin, F., Mulyana, A., Yamin, M. and Yunita, Y. (2017), "Nutrient elasticities of food consumption: the case of Indonesia", Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 198-217. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-02-2016-0008
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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