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| Browne, M.; Ortmann, Gerald F.; Hendriks, Sheryl L.. |
| Household consumption patterns were investigated to determine the impact of an income shock on household expenditure and to establish the potential for demand-led growth in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal. Household consumption data were collected from sample households in the Embo ward of Umbumbulu, KwaZulu-Natal during October 2004 and March 2005. Budget shares and expenditure elasticities were estimated for household consumption categories for the two study periods, allowing for a comparison of expenditure elasticities between the two seasons. Results suggest that expenditure elasticities for consumer expendables, durables and transport were highly elastic, while expenditure elasticities for the aggregate food category were negative (October) and highly... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Expenditure elasticities; Demand-led growth; Umbumbulu region; KwaZulu-Natal; Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7051 |
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