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Analysis of Food‐Away‐from‐Home Expenditure Patterns for U.S. Households, 1982–89

1996; Wiley; Volume: 78; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/1243279

1467-8276

Patrick J. Byrne, Oral Capps, Atanu Saha,

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Abstract The two‐step decision process for food‐away‐from‐home (FAFH) consumption is empirically estimated using a generalization of the Heien and Wessells approach. Household information gathered by the National Panel Diary Group is used for the analysis. Marginal effects are corrected by untangling the respective variable impacts on the inverse Mills ratio. Expenditure and participation probability elasticities are similar to previous studies. Income elasticities are about 0.20, suggesting that the FAFH commodity is a necessary good for U.S. society. Northeastern households are less likely to consume FAFH than other households, but their expenditures are higher on average.