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Data Description and Models Data: U.S. Sugar Consumption and Prices:Years 1896-1914 Dependent Variable: Consumption per Capita (Q, lbs) Independent Variables: Real Price (BLS adjusted 1913=100, all commodities) Year (t, year – 1905) Models: Linear and Nonlinear (Intrinsically Linear):
Data Note: Sugar is in 1000s of Tons, Pop is in Millions Q = 2*Sugar/Pop
Elasticity of Demand
Effects of Time Shift (Ignoring Error terms)
Regression Results – Model 1
Regression Results – Model 2
Estimated Elasticities of Demand and Q/t Model 1: Model 2: