Food Prices and Overweight Patterns in Italy

Hicksian Price Elasticities

Income

Elasticities

(1)

(2)

(3)

Specification A

(1) Healthy foods + bread, pasta and olive oil

-0.547

(.091)

0.262

(.072)

0.285

(.0123)

1.091

(.601)

(2) Unhealthy foods

0.331

(.082)

-0.523

(.181)

0.192

(.085)

0.852

(1.502)

(3) Other foods and non-durables goods

0.242

(.131)

0.086

(.046 )

-0.328

(.179)

1.022

(.075)

Specification B

(1) Healthy foods

-0.657

(.099)

0.281

(.084)

0.376

(.018)

1.381

(.642)

(2) Unhealthy foods + bread, pasta and olive oil

0.327

(.144)

-0.253

(.076)

0.026

(.051)

0.632

(.899)

(3) Other foods and non-durables goods

0.187

(.102)

0.056

(.031 )

-0.243

(.125)

1.101

(.080)