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Price and demand analysis for coffee in the Philippines / Maria Mojica Alano.

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Alano, Maria Mojica [author]

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Los Baños, Laguna : University of the Philippines, 1978.Description: 243 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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DDC classification:

633.73 Al1 1978

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Abstract: Alano, Maria M., University of the Philippines at Los Banos, July 1978. Price and Demand Analysis for Coffee in the Philippines. Major Professor: Prof. Jesus C. Sta. Iglesia. The study attempts to measure statistically the response of consumers to changes in the most important variables affecting coffee consumption. It includes an analysis of coffee prices particularly their trends and seasonal variations. The general movement of prices of coffee was upward for most of the varieties and for most regions. The very fast increase in coffee prices started in 1974. Variations in prices from month to month was not abrupt. The months with high and low prices differed slightly among the varieties. The results of the analysis suggest that the demand for coffee is price inelastic. This means that a change in the price of coffee leads to a less than proportionate change in the consumption of- the commodity. The cross elasticities of demand were inconsistent with theoretical expectation. This could mean that the commodities considered in this study were unrelated to the consumption of coffee. Positive income elasticity of demand was obtained. This shows that coffee is a normal good. The major factor that influenced coffee consumption significantly during the study period was the per capita disposable income. This implies that coffee growing may be more profitable during period of rising incomes.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Theses / Manuscripts	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Theses Section	Non-fiction	633.73 Al1 1978 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-1112		00002136

Thesis (M.S. - - Agricultural Economics) University of the Philippines, College, Laguna.

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Alano, Maria M., University of the Philippines at Los Banos, July 1978. Price and Demand Analysis for Coffee in the Philippines. Major Professor: Prof. Jesus C. Sta. Iglesia.

The study attempts to measure statistically the response of consumers to changes in the most important variables affecting coffee consumption. It includes an analysis of coffee prices particularly their trends and seasonal variations.

The general movement of prices of coffee was upward for most of the varieties and for most regions. The very fast increase in coffee prices started in 1974. Variations in prices from month to month was not abrupt. The months with high and low prices differed slightly among the varieties.

The results of the analysis suggest that the demand for coffee is price inelastic. This means that a change in the price of coffee leads to a less than proportionate change in the consumption of- the commodity. The cross elasticities of demand were inconsistent with theoretical expectation. This could mean that the commodities considered in this study were unrelated to the consumption of coffee. Positive income elasticity of demand was obtained. This shows that coffee is a normal good.

The major factor that influenced coffee consumption significantly during the study period was the per capita disposable income. This implies that coffee growing may be more profitable during period of rising incomes.

Submitted to the University Library April 10, 1989 T-1112