Testing for cointegration in import demand for consumer and non-consumer commodities in the republic of Cameroon
| dc.creator | Tambi, N.E. | |
| dc.date | 1997-08-04 | |
| dc.date | 2014-04-14T10:55:46Z | |
| dc.date | 2014-04-14T10:55:46Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T16:35:59Z | |
| dc.description | Empirical estimates of the determinants of import demand for consumer and non-consumer commodities in the Republic of Cameroon are derived using cointegration and error-correction modelling. Disaggregation of total merchandise imports into three classes of consumer goods and seven classes of non-consumer goods reveals that imports of consumer goods are more sensitive to import price and income changes than is the case with non-consumer goods. Rising import prices have a depressing effect on trade in consumer goods and appear to encourage demand for domestic substitutes of these goods. Over time, income elasticities of import demand become larger than short-run elasticities, suggesting a greater degree of "openness" of the Cameroon economy. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35279 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/127733 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Informa UK Limited | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Tambi, N.E. 1997. Testing for cointegration in import demand for consumer and non-consumer commodities in the republic of Cameroon. Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing 9(1):19-38. | |
| dc.subject | food security | |
| dc.subject | research | |
| dc.subject | marketing | |
| dc.subject | food science | |
| dc.title | Testing for cointegration in import demand for consumer and non-consumer commodities in the republic of Cameroon | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |