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Nutrient elasticities of food consumption: the case of Indonesia

Faharuddin Faharuddin (Central Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Andy Mulyana (Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia)
M. Yamin (Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia)
Yunita Yunita (Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia)

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

ISSN: 2044-0839

Article publication date: 13 November 2017

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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

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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