EXAMINING FRUIT DEMAND ELASTICITIES IN PAKISTAN

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dc.contributor.authorIqbal, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorFayaz, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorUllah, Irfan
dc.contributor.authorUçak, Harun
dc.contributor.authorShah, Syed Attaullah
dc.contributor.authorSayam, Farheen
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:20:49Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:20:49Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractResearch background: Income and prices are important factors that determine and decide households consumption decisions and behavior. Purpose and research methodology: This paper aims to examine fruits’ demand elasticities in Pakistan by using the Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System (LA/AIDS). For this purpose, data from the Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2018–2019 part of Pakistan Living Standard and Measurement is used for the selected fruits. Results: Marshallian, Hicksian, and expenditures elasticities were calculated through the estimated parameter from the Linear Approximate Almost Ideal demand system. The results show that all the estimated expenditure elasticities of the selected fruits for Pakistan are positive. The magnitude of expenditure elasticities for bananas, malta, apple, grapes, watermelon, plum, and almonds, is less than unity, and are thus categorized as normal food items. The estimated uncompensated own price demand elasticities for all fruits are less than unity (inelastic) for Pakistan and thus categorized as necessities. Based on the cross-price uncompensated demand elasticities eighteen fruits are reported as gross complements and three fruits are gross substitutes. Most of the fruits are categorized as neutral fruits having no cross-price effect on each other’s demand as their estimated elasticities are closer to zero. Only apples with grapes and almonds are found to be notable substitutes. As most of the price elasticities of fruits are inelastic, any change in their price would result in a massive increase in expenditure on these fruits. As a result, the government may adopt policies for the stabilization of fruit prices to meet the minimal daily food requirements of the lower segments of society. Novelty: This study is an attempt to estimate demand elasticities for individual fruit as very little research is available in the study area for individual commodities. © 2023 Sciendo. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/foli-2023-0024
dc.identifier.endpage168
dc.identifier.issn1730-4237
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85188210602
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage150
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2023-0024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/4600
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSciendo
dc.relation.ispartofFolia Oeconomica Stetinensia
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260121
dc.subjectExpenditures elasticities
dc.subjectfruits
dc.subjectHicksian elasticities
dc.subjectLA/AIDS
dc.subjectMarshallian elasticities
dc.subjectPakistan
dc.titleEXAMINING FRUIT DEMAND ELASTICITIES IN PAKISTAN
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