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Identifying the Luxury Commodities for the Selected Food Groups in Iran (Emphasizing on the Income Elasticity of Demand)

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This paper examines the price and income elasticity of demand for Iraniannon-durable food groups using AIDS system in the rural and urban areas during the period 1989-2007.The groups that here are evaluated include Meat, Rice, Bread, Oil, beverage and Diary.The findings indicate that almost the commodities including Meat, Rice, beverage and Diary have an elasticity value more than one which known as the luxury products for both urban and rural areas while this value is less than one for the bread commodity. Additionally, the rice and meat groups have the highest value for the elasticity of income.
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