Testing and imposing Slutsky symmetry in nonparametric demand systems

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-50

  Haag, Berthold R ^a   Hoderlein, Stefan ^b   Pendakur, Krishna ^c  

^a HypoVereinsbank ^*  (Germany)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Demand system; Nonparametric regression; Nonparametric testing; Rationality; Slutsky symmetry

Indexed keywords

DEMAND SYSTEM; NONPARAMETRIC REGRESSION; NONPARAMETRIC TESTING; RATIONALITY; SLUTSKY SYMMETRY;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SAMPLING;

TESTING;

EID: 70349133477     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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