TESTING RESTRICTIONS ON A MODEL OF JAPANESE MEAT DEMAND

被引:68
作者
HAYES, DJ [1 ]
WAHL, TI [1 ]
WILLIAMS, GW [1 ]
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV SYST,AGR ECON,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
关键词
Demand analysis; Japanese meat preferences; Separability;
D O I
10.2307/1243024
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
Tests for quasi-separability, net substitutability, and perfect substitutability are developed and implemented on an almost ideal demand system model of the Japanese meat sector. The data set satisfies both symmetry and homogeneity. There is evidence of net complimentarity between chicken and dairy beef and chicken and pork. The tests indicate that Japanese Wagyu beef is considered a separate commodity to both imported beef and dairy beef. The results also indicate that fish can be treated as separable in the Japanese meat demand system. © 1990 American Agricultural Economics Association.
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页码:556 / 566
页数:11
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