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Analysis of Various Household Expenditures at Urban Households in the Republic of Uganda: A Multivariate Tobit Approach

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  • Madhavan-Nambiar, Padmanand
  • Florkowski, Wojciech J.
  • Chinnan, Manjeet S.
  • Ressurrecion, Anna

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Variations in different household expenditures across urban households in the Republic of Uganda are studied using a survey data. Multivariate Tobit estimation method is employed to quantify the effects of various factors, including household income. Expenditure elasticities of income vary across different categories of expenditures. Location and other factors such as education influence the expenditure decisions

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  • Madhavan-Nambiar, Padmanand & Florkowski, Wojciech J. & Chinnan, Manjeet S. & Ressurrecion, Anna, 2014. "Analysis of Various Household Expenditures at Urban Households in the Republic of Uganda: A Multivariate Tobit Approach," 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota 169641, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea14:169641
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.169641
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    Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty;
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