U.S. Sweetener Demand Analysis: A QUAIDS Model Application

We estimate the expenditure, price, and Engel parameters for the major U.S. caloric sweeteners (sugar, high-fructose corn syrup [HFCS], and glucose), for the 1975Ð2013 period using the quadratic almost ideal demand system (QUAIDS). The estimated parameters are then used to compute expenditure elasti...

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Main Authors: Prithviraj Lakkakula, Andrew Schmitz, David Ripplinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/246253