A Cohort Analysis of Food Expenditure Away From Home in Turkey

Authors : Seda SENGUL, Çiler SİGEZE

Pages : 121-139

Doi:10.47495/okufbed.1094441

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Publication Date : 2023-03-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, the expenditures of food away from home of households are examined using the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, which was conducted by the Turkish Institute of Statistics from 2002 to 2018. We adopt the Dependent Double Hurdle model with the incorporation of age, period, and cohort effects and the impact of socio-demographic variables. Analysis results reveal that the cohort and age effects are significant in both participation and consumption on food expenditure away from home of household. The findings suggest that the expenditure of food away from home for younger cohorts rises faster for older cohorts. The elasticity of food expenditures for cohorts and age groups is increasing from the youngest cohort and from the youngest age group to the oldest cohort which is the largest age group. The results show that participation and consumption decisions are significantly affected by income and demographic characteristics in Turkey.
Keywords : Ev Dışı Gıda, Kohort Etkisi, Yaş Etkisi, Çift Eşik Modeli