Predicting within country household food expenditure variation using international cross-section estimates

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 113
Issue: 3
Pages: 218-220

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

International cross-section demand systems have not been tested on their ability to accurately predict within country consumption expenditures. This paper reports on such a validation exercise for the case of food budget share predictions across expenditure percentiles within Bangladesh.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:113:y:2011:i:3:p:218-220
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29