Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia

The general objective of the study was to examine the consumer demand for fresh marine fish in Peninsular Malaysia. In particular, the study aimed at evaluating the important factors in determining the demand for fish, estimating elasticity values, as well as projecting the demand up to the year...

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Main Author:	Abu Samah, Kamaruzzaman
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	1987
Subjects:	Consumers' preferences Fishes - Malaysia
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8008/1/FEP_1987_3_.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.80082023-12-01T08:11:55Z Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia 1987-05 Abu Samah, Kamaruzzaman The general objective of the study was to examine the consumer demand for fresh marine fish in Peninsular Malaysia. In particular, the study aimed at evaluating the important factors in determining the demand for fish, estimating elasticity values, as well as projecting the demand up to the year 2000. Two models were used, a single equation and a simultaneous equation. A single equation model was us ed in the demand analysis of fish by species and grades, whereas, the demand for total fish was evaluated by the simultaneous equation demand model. To estimate the empirical models, annual data from the period of 1950 to 1984 was used. A single equation which was in the form of price dependent model was estimated by using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Cochrane-Orcutt iterative techniques, whereas, the simultaneous model was estimated by Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS). It was found that the important variables in the single equation model were income per capita, average price index of fish and meat, trend and quantity of fish consumed per capita. The results suggest that fresh marine fish can be either normal, inferior, substitutes or complementary commodity depending on the specific areas of the study. A similar situation was observed with the own price elasticity of fresh marine fish. Consumers' preferences Fishes - Malaysia 1987-05 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8008/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8008/1/FEP_1987_3_.pdf text en public masters Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Consumers' preferences Fishes - Malaysia Faculty of Economics and Management Chiew, Eddie F. Chong English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English English
advisor	Chiew, Eddie F. Chong
topic	Consumers' preferences Fishes - Malaysia
spellingShingle	Consumers' preferences Fishes - Malaysia Abu Samah, Kamaruzzaman Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia
description	The general objective of the study was to examine the consumer demand for fresh marine fish in Peninsular Malaysia. In particular, the study aimed at evaluating the important factors in determining the demand for fish, estimating elasticity values, as well as projecting the demand up to the year 2000. Two models were used, a single equation and a simultaneous equation. A single equation model was us ed in the demand analysis of fish by species and grades, whereas, the demand for total fish was evaluated by the simultaneous equation demand model. To estimate the empirical models, annual data from the period of 1950 to 1984 was used. A single equation which was in the form of price dependent model was estimated by using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Cochrane-Orcutt iterative techniques, whereas, the simultaneous model was estimated by Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS). It was found that the important variables in the single equation model were income per capita, average price index of fish and meat, trend and quantity of fish consumed per capita. The results suggest that fresh marine fish can be either normal, inferior, substitutes or complementary commodity depending on the specific areas of the study. A similar situation was observed with the own price elasticity of fresh marine fish.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Abu Samah, Kamaruzzaman
author_facet	Abu Samah, Kamaruzzaman
author_sort	Abu Samah, Kamaruzzaman
title	Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short	Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full	Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr	Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort	consumer demand for fresh marine fish in peninsular malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Economics and Management
publishDate	1987
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8008/1/FEP_1987_3_.pdf
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Consumer Demand for Fresh Marine Fish in Peninsular Malaysia

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