DO THE POOR PAY MORE FOR FOOD? Evidence from the United Kingdom

被引:25
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作者
Bearry, Timmy K. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ York, Dept Econ & Related Studies, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
关键词
Food Prices; Quantity Discounting; SIMULTANEOUS-EQUATIONS; ERROR-COMPONENTS; CHEESE; MODEL; CONSUMPTION; QUANTITY; QUALITY; PRICES;
D O I
10.1093/ajae/aaq020
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
Does food cost more for low-income households? This paper compares two well-known approaches to answering this question I find that quantity discounts for a broad range of foods are statistically significant and economically important However quantity discounting does not lead to the poor paying more for food I find that the poor pay less than average for the food they purchase This is explained by the poor spending a greater share of their income on foods where quantity discounting occurs
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页数:14
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