An alternative semiparametric estimate of the base-independence equivalence scale: An application to US consumer expenditure survey data

Applied Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1307-1314

  Kim, Inchul ^a   Min, Insik ^b  

^a Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPENDITURE; SURVEY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447337723     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600606294     Document Type: Article

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