Robust estimation of models of Engel curves

Empirical Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-73

  You, Jiazhong ^a  

^a FedEx   (United States)

Author keywords

Engel curves; Outliers; Robust estimators

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; METHODOLOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0037261180     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001810100119     Document Type: Article

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