Estimation of elasticities and optimal taxes on the most consumed goods in Mexico
We estimate cross and direct elasticities for food products in Mexico. We consider Mexico’s most consumed goods, which are tortillas, meat, chicken, milk, eggs, onion, chili pepper, kidney beans, soft drinks and water. We find that using the methodology of Deaton to estimate elasticities creates dif...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/155 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/155 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | food elasticities optimal taxation consumer economics urban-rural analysis agricultural markets C31 D12 H15 O1 O54 Q13 elasticidades alimentos impuestos óptimos economía del consumidor análisis rural urbano mercados agrícolas |
| Sumario: | We estimate cross and direct elasticities for food products in Mexico. We consider Mexico’s most consumed goods, which are tortillas, meat, chicken, milk, eggs, onion, chili pepper, kidney beans, soft drinks and water. We find that using the methodology of Deaton to estimate elasticities creates difficulties when applying it to rural zones and cross-elasticities. We further use the estimated elasticities to find the optimal taxes for these products, to evaluate whether an optimal tax reform would call for greater consumer taxes or subsidies. |
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