The demand for wine in Sweden : an econometric approach

Sammanfattning: This study uses a Linear Almost Ideal Demand System and a Single equation model, to study the demand for varieties of wine in Sweden. The data used in the study is open source sales data from monopolized alcohol store, Systembolaget, the majority of total sales of alcohol is bought at Systembolaget. It is shown that the two models give somewhat ambiguous results, however the results from the Linear Almost Ideal Demand System indicates that Red wine is a necessity for Swedish consumers and that Rose wine and Sparkling wine are luxury goods.