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Table 6 Major components required for the estimation of elasticity

From: Own price elasticities of the demand for sugar-sweetened beverages in Bangladesh

Type of SSB Goods

\(\boldsymbol{\widehat{\gamma}}\)

\(\boldsymbol{\widehat{\omega}}\)

\(\boldsymbol{\widehat{\sigma}}\)

\(\boldsymbol{\widehat{\eta}}\)

Coefficient

95% CI

Coefficient

95% CI

Coefficient

95% CI

Coefficient

95% CI

Soft Drinks

-0.001 (0.000)***

[-0.002, -0.001]

0.995 (0.000)***

[0.994, 0.996]

-0.001 (0.000)***

[-0.002, -0.001

0.527 (0.656)

[-0.759, 1.812]

Horlicks

0.002 (0.001)***

0.001, 0.004]

0.950 (0.012)***

[0.925, 0.975]

0.002 (0.001)***

[0.001, 0.004]

17.461 (0.640)***

[16.207, 18.715]

Tea and Coffee (Inside house consumption) in KG

0.001 (0.000)***

[0.000, 0.002]

0.942 (0.004)***

[0.934, 0.949]

0.001 (0.000)**

[0.000, 0.002]

9.835 (0.427)***

[8.997, 10.673]

Tea Cup (Outside house)

0.004 (0.001)***

[0.002, 0.007]

0.979 (0.002)***

[0.975, 0.982]

0.004 (0.001)***

[0.002, 0.007]

1.570 (0.196)***

[1.186, 1.953]

Coffee Cup (Outside house)

0.002 (0.066)

[-0.127, 0.130]

0.871 (2.671)

[-4.365, 6.107]

0.001 (0.029)

[-0.055, 0.058]

123.950 (1.489)***

[121.032, 126.868]

  1. **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01; Bootstrap standard errors are in parenthesis. 95% CI stands for 95% Confidence Interval. 95% CI are also obtained through the bootstrap method