@article{Pradhan:136501,
      recid = {136501},
      author = {Pradhan, Jadunath and Tudawe, Indra},
      title = {Food Consumption Pattern in Sri Lanka: An Application of  the LA/AIDS Model},
      address = {1997},
      number = {408-2016-25499},
      pages = {15},
      year = {1997},
      abstract = {The value of parameter estimates and demand elasticities  of major food items is well understood in the context of a  country's food and nutrition policy, basic needs concerns  and its international trade decisions. Unlike the single  equation approach in the previous demand studies in Sri  Lanka, in this paper the linear approximation version of  the almost ideal demand system (LA/AIDS) model is  implemented using the 1985 and 1990 household survey data  to derive theoretically consistent demand estimates and  elasticities for eleven food groups. Demand theoretic  constraints are formally tested and the effects of  socio-demographic variables such as family size, education  and location of residence on Sri Lanka's food demand system  are analysed. The study also analyses the changing nature  of food consumption pattern between the two periods and  draws implications for food policy programs in the  country.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/136501},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.136501},
}