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| Dhehibi, Boubaker; Lachaal, Lassaad; Chebil, Ali. |
| The aim of this paper is to analyze and determine the factors influencing fish demand in Tunisia during the 1975-2000 period. A Box-Cox transformation is used to select the appropriate functional form between linear and double-log models. Results indicate that the double-log form fits better the data and is used for the empirical analysis. Calculated elasticities from static model show that fish demand is price-inelastic and that fish can be considered as a normal good. However, the dynamic analysis using Houthakker-Taylor model suggests that fish consumption in Tunisia depends on consumers psychological-buying habits. Finally, the values of the short and the long-run elasticities indicate that per capita consumption of fish in Tunisia is growing, but at a... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Fish demand; Box-Cox transformation; Double-log model; Tunisia; Demand and Price Analysis; D12; C22. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24715 |
