How reliable are household expenditures as a proxy for permanent income? Implications for the income–nutrition relationship

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 118
Issue: 1
Pages: 23-25

Authors (2)

Gibson, John (University of Waikato) Kim, Bonggeun (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

Using short-run expenditures from household surveys as a proxy may create attenuated estimates of the impact of permanent income on economic outcomes. We use repeated observations to calculate reliability ratios and estimate errors in variables regressions of the impact of income on nutrition. We find significant responses to income, in contrast to previous influential studies.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:118:y:2013:i:1:p:23-25
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25