The testing and estimation of complete demand systems on household budget surveys

B-Tier
Journal: European Economic Review
Year: 1982
Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Pages: 349-369

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Abstract

A recent demand system (AIDS) is extended to include family size explicitly and, then, estimated on Indian budget data. The estimation, using non-linear FIML, is performed, first, on pure time series and, then, on pooled cross section data. Within and across equation restrictions are imposed and tested. The principal results include:u(a)significant price and family size effects on the budget share of an item,(b)sensitivity of test results on homogeneity and symmetry to (i) rural/urban data, (ii) time series/cross section and (iii) inclusion/omission of family size,(c)considerable difference between pure time series and pooled cross section estimates, and(d)difference between the expenditure responses of the rural and urban consumer.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eecrev:v:17:y:1982:i:3:p:349-369
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29