Food expenditure patterns in South Africa: Evidence from the NIDS

dc.creatorMhlongo, Vukile
dc.creatorDaniels, Reza Che
dc.date2014-02-06T10:19:57Z
dc.date2014-02-06T10:19:57Z
dc.date2013-12
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:06:34Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:06:34Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionThis study evaluates food expenditure patterns in South Africa using the Engel framework which states that proportions spent on food fall with income. Non-parametric methods are used to estimate Engel curves, and regression analysis to evaluate the effects of several variables on shares of total expenditure on food using the Working-Leser model. Pooled OLS is used to compare the exposure and sensitivity to changing expenditure capacity between waves. We find that households were spending proportionally less on food in 2008 compared to 2010 and 2012 and that food is the most important item of expenditure in most households by looking at budget shares. The sensitivity of the share of total expenditure dedicated to food varies with expenditure capacity. The effect of food price inflation on all households in South Africa is conjectured to contribute markedly to this trend, though we cannot confirm that hypothesis with NIDS data alone. The implications for food security is fertile ground for further research on this issue.
dc.descriptionVukile Mhlongo - Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit, UCT Reza Che Daniels - School of Economics and Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
dc.identifier978-1-920517-64-9
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/687
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - National Income Dynamics Study KW - NIDS KW - Food Expenditure KW - South Africa KW - Food expenditure KW - Engel curve KW - Pooled data KW - NIDS LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Food expenditure patterns in South Africa: Evidence from the NIDS TI - Food expenditure patterns in South Africa: Evidence from the NIDS UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/687 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/687
dc.languageen
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.relationSALDRU Working Papers;123
dc.subjectNational Income Dynamics Study
dc.subjectNIDS
dc.subjectFood Expenditure
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectFood expenditure
dc.subjectEngel curve
dc.subjectPooled data
dc.subjectNIDS
dc.titleFood expenditure patterns in South Africa: Evidence from the NIDS
dc.typeWorking Paper
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceWorking Paperen_ZA
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