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000136387 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1007/s10834-024-09971-x
000136387 0248_ $$2sideral$$a139227
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000136387 100__ $$aCasado, José M.
000136387 245__ $$aFamily size and food consumption: exploring economies of scale with panel data
000136387 260__ $$c2024
000136387 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000136387 5203_ $$aWe analyze the effects of family size on food consumption. Specifically, we explore the economies of scale that emerge in families, taking advantage of a very rich panel data for Spanish consumers. We hypothesize that family public goods induce economies of scale in consumption and, consequently, larger families should have higher per capita consumption of private goods, such as food. To that end, we estimate the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System to derive own-price and income elasticities, which allows us to test the economies of scale conditions on food consumption. Our results show that the positive relationship between per capita food expenditure and family size holds in only 585 observations, with these families being characterized as having per capita income in the two highest centiles of the distribution. Our results should be interpreted in the context of the particular economic crises of the 1970s and 1980s, as a consequence of the economic shocks due to very high oil prices that affected Spain.
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000136387 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1610-5451$$aGiménez-Nadal, José Ignacio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136387 700__ $$aLabeaga, José M.
000136387 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-9437-4606$$aMolina, José Alberto$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136387 7102_ $$14000$$2415$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Análisis Económico$$cÁrea Fund. Análisis Económico
000136387 773__ $$g(2024), [10 pp.]$$pJ. fam. econ. issues$$tJournal of Family and Economic Issues$$x1058-0476
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000136387 951__ $$a2024-07-31-09:24:13
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