Effect of Reference Period on Engel Elasticities of Clothing and Other Items: Further Results

This paper analyses Indian NSS household budget data with a view to examining the effect of the reference period used for data collection on the estimates of engel elasticities. NSS generally uses the 'last month' reference period, and so seasonal and other short-run factors may bias the e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Series B (1960-2002). - INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, 1960. - 57(1995), 3, Seite 433-449
1. Verfasser: Ghose, Suchismita (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bhattacharya, Nikhilesh
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1995
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Series B (1960-2002)
Schlagworte:NSS household budget data Estimation of engel elasticities Reference period in household budget enquiries Business Behavioral sciences Health sciences Economics Mathematics Social sciences