Projecting world food demand using alternative demand systems

ECONOMICS WORLD FOOD DEMAND by Grace

Food occupies a role of particular importance in the consumer’s budget, especially in poor countries. This paper deals with special issues arising from modelling food consumption patterns in 138 countries, where per capita incomes differ by as much as a factor of 100. We explore various forms of the Engel curve, and emphasise the economic behaviour of the income elasticity and the [0, 1] domain...

Projecting iranian agricultural demand and supply

analyzing food demand in iran: application of demand system models

in this study the consumption behavior of iranian urban households is analyzed for the eight main food commodities groups including cereal and its products, meat, milk and its products and eggs, fruits and vegetables, edible oils and butter, beverages, grains and nuts over 1974-2007. in this context, the flexible demand models such as quadratic expenditure, rotterdam, almost ideal demand system...

Alternative Estimates of Static and Dynamic Demand Systems for Canada

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Models for projecting supply and demand for nurses in Israel

BACKGROUND Concern is growing over serious shortages in the nursing workforce and imbalance between supply and demand. Projections indicate that the demand for the nursing workforce will increase due to the aging population and an increase of the percentage of elderly people requiring assistance. STUDY GOALS To examine the expected balance between supply and several demand projections for nur...