?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fmpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de%2F18836%2F&rft.title=Bayesian+estimation+of+the+infrequency+of+purchase+model+with+an+application+to+food+demand+in+the+UK&rft.creator=Tiffin%2C+R&rft.creator=Arnoult%2C+M&rft.subject=D12+-+Consumer+Economics%3A+Empirical+Analysis&rft.subject=C34+-+Truncated+and+Censored+Models+%3B+Switching+Regression+Models&rft.subject=C01+-+Econometrics&rft.description=A+Bayesian+method+of+estimating+multivariate+sample+selection+models+is+introduced+and+applied+to+the+estimation+of+a+demand+system+for+food+in+the+UK+to+account+for+censoring+arising+from+infrequency+of+purchase.+We+show+how+it+is+possible+to+impose+identifying+restrictions+on+the+sample+selection+equations+and+that%2C+unlike+a+maximum+likelihood+framework%2C+the+imposition+of+adding+up+at+both+latent+and+observed+levels+is+straightforward.+We+find+that+higher+income+households+consume+proportionately+more+meat+and+more+fresh+fruit+and+vegetables.+Regional+differences+in+fruit+and+vegetable+consumption+are+marked+with+the+highest+levels+of+consumption+in+London+and+the+South+East.+The+presence+of+children+in+a+household+reduces+levels+of+vegetable+consumption.+Households+employed+in+the+professional+or+managerial+sectors+have+higher+levels+of+fruit+and+vegetable+consumption.+Age+has+an+influence+on+the+consumption+of+fats+and+sugars%2C+with+consumption+declining+amongst+older+households+and+on+the+types+of+fruit+and+vegetables+consumed+with+younger+households+preferring+more+ready+meals+and+prepared+fruit+and+vegetables.&rft.date=2008-08-26&rft.type=MPRA+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fmpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de%2F18836%2F1%2FMPRA_paper_18836.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tiffin%2C+R+and+Arnoult%2C+M++(2008)%3A+Bayesian+estimation+of+the+infrequency+of+purchase+model+with+an+application+to+food+demand+in+the+UK.++++&rft.language=en