A double-hurdle model of Irish households' foodservice expenditure patterns
| dc.creator | Keelan, Conor D. | |
| dc.creator | Henchion, Maeve M. | |
| dc.creator | Newman, Carol F. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:17:23Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T02:57:46Z | |
| dc.description | The aim of this paper is to analyse the various factors fuelling demand for Food- Away - From- Home (FAFH) in Ireland. The two largest components of this industry, the quick- service sector (fast food and takeaway) and the full- service sector (hotel and restaurant meals), are analysed using the most recently available Household Budget Survey data for Ireland. The results from a Box- Cox double hurdle model indicate that different variables affect expenditure in the different sectors in different ways. Income has a greater effect on full- service expenditure than on quick- service. Similarly households that are healthconscious indicate a greater preference for full- service meals while households with higher time values indicate a greater preference for quick- service. Households of a higher social class and those with higher education levels also appear to favour full- service expenditure. In addition, younger, urbanised households favour quick- service meal options. The results emphasise the merits of adopting a disaggregated approach to analysing foodservice expenditure patterns. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.10083 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/10083/files/sp06ke01.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/10083 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/523759 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/10083 | |
| dc.title | A double-hurdle model of Irish households' foodservice expenditure patterns | |
| dc.type | Text |