A matter of taste: Estimating import price inflation across U.S. income groups

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of International Economics
Year: 2020
Volume: 127
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We estimate import price inflation for different income deciles of U.S. consumers over the years 1998 through 2014. After structurally estimating the parameters of a model capturing non-homotheticity across sectors, we use price data from the universe of foreign establishments exporting goods to the U.S. as well as consumer expenditure information to construct import price indexes. We find that lower income households experienced the most import price inflation, while higher income households experienced the least over our time period.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:inecon:v:127:y:2020:i:c:s0022199620300970
Journal Field
International
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26