Semiparametric quantile Engel curves and expenditure elasticities: A penalized quantile regression spline approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1533-1542

  Beatty, Timothy K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH CURVE; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650303094     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840601032185     Document Type: Article

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