CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS

Volume: 1 Number: 1 January 1, 2000
  • Deniz Ahçıhoca
  • Tümay Ertek
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CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS

Abstract

This is a quantitative study concerning how household expenditure on different groups of commodities changes when there are changes in the income of urban households in North Cyprus. For this purpose a survey is conducted on 300 households from Lefkoşa, Gazimağusa, Girne and Guzelyurt. The information obtained from this survey is used to estimate Engel curves and from them income elasticities. The empirical findings indicate that expenditure on food, rent, electricity, water, gas, household services, transportation and communication are inelastic less than 1 , and expenditure on restaurants, clothing, furniture, health, personal care, culture, education, entertainment, and other commodities are elastic more than 1 . These results show many similarities to various empirical results obtained for Turkey.

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English

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Deniz Ahçıhoca This is me

Tümay Ertek This is me

Publication Date

January 1, 2000

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Year 2000 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Ahçıhoca, D., & Ertek, T. (2000). CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, 1(1), 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA59CR99UH
AMA
1.Ahçıhoca D, Ertek T. CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi. 2000;1(1):1-6. https://izlik.org/JA59CR99UH
Chicago
Ahçıhoca, Deniz, and Tümay Ertek. 2000. “CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS”. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi 1 (1): 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA59CR99UH.
EndNote
Ahçıhoca D, Ertek T (January 1, 2000) CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi 1 1 1–6.
IEEE
[1]D. Ahçıhoca and T. Ertek, “CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS”, Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1–6, Jan. 2000, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA59CR99UH
ISNAD
Ahçıhoca, Deniz - Ertek, Tümay. “CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS”. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi 1/1 (January 1, 2000): 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA59CR99UH.
JAMA
1.Ahçıhoca D, Ertek T. CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi. 2000;1:1–6.
MLA
Ahçıhoca, Deniz, and Tümay Ertek. “CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS”. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 2000, pp. 1-6, https://izlik.org/JA59CR99UH.
Vancouver
1.Deniz Ahçıhoca, Tümay Ertek. CONSUMPTION P ATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH CYPRUS. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi [Internet]. 2000 Jan. 1;1(1):1-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA59CR99UH