Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis

Using household surveys from Yemen and Djibouti, the paper analyses determinants of qat consumptions in two countries. The results confirm huge importance of qat in daily life: with between one-half (in Djibouti) and 70% (in Yemen) of all households reporting at least one user. But in Yemen, qat con...

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Main Author:	Milanovic, Branko
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120 Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4772

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spelling	okr-10986-47722021-04-23T14:02:19Z Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis Milanovic, Branko Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120 Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Using household surveys from Yemen and Djibouti, the paper analyses determinants of qat consumptions in two countries. The results confirm huge importance of qat in daily life: with between one-half (in Djibouti) and 70% (in Yemen) of all households reporting at least one user. But in Yemen, qat consumption is remarkably flat across income groups, age, and between rural and urban areas. Qat is a normal good and there is no indication that its use substitutes for food. In Djibouti, however, qat consumption increases with income, and appears to act as a substitute for food consumption. In both countries however there is a strong gender bias in the use: men are much more likely to use qat than women. 2012-03-30T07:29:40Z 2012-03-30T07:29:40Z 2008 Journal Article Journal of African Economies 09638024 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4772 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Yemen, Republic of Djibouti
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description	Using household surveys from Yemen and Djibouti, the paper analyses determinants of qat consumptions in two countries. The results confirm huge importance of qat in daily life: with between one-half (in Djibouti) and 70% (in Yemen) of all households reporting at least one user. But in Yemen, qat consumption is remarkably flat across income groups, age, and between rural and urban areas. Qat is a normal good and there is no indication that its use substitutes for food. In Djibouti, however, qat consumption increases with income, and appears to act as a substitute for food consumption. In both countries however there is a strong gender bias in the use: men are much more likely to use qat than women.
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title	Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis
title_short	Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis
title_full	Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis
title_fullStr	Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis
title_sort	qat expenditures in yemen and djibouti: an empirical analysis
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Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis

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