FACTORS AFFECTING THE TIMING OF PURCHASING OF BUTTER, MARGARINE, AND BLENDS - A COMPETING GOODS ANALYSIS

Authors
GOULD BW
Citation
Bw. Gould, FACTORS AFFECTING THE TIMING OF PURCHASING OF BUTTER, MARGARINE, AND BLENDS - A COMPETING GOODS ANALYSIS, American journal of agricultural economics, 80(4), 1998, pp. 793-805
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,"AgricultureEconomics & Policy
Journal title
American journal of agricultural economics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029092
Volume
80
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
793 - 805
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9092(1998)80:4<793:FATTOP>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The purchase dynamics of a subset of food fats and oils are investigat ed using event-history analysis applied to a panel of U.S. households. The consumer behavior examined is the switching between purchases of butter, margarine, and butter/margarine blends across purchase occasio ns. We find that price, previous purchases, seasonality, and household size and composition affect product-switching probability.