Semiparametric estimation of consumer demand systems with micro data

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 246-257

  Sam, Abdoul G ^a   Zheng, Yi ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b T Rowe Price ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

censored demand system; semiparametric estimator; two step estimator

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS;

CHINA; HAINAN;

EID: 77956564360     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aap014     Document Type: Article

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