Interdependent preferences: an econometric analysis (replication data)

The theoretical model of Gaertner (1974) and Pollak (1976) for the interdependence of preferences in the Linear Expenditure System is estimated for a cross-section of households. The interdependence of consumption of different households has implications for the stochastic structure of the model and for the identifiability of its parameters. Both aspects are dealt with. The empirical results indicate a significant role played by the interdependence of preferences. One of its implications is that predictions of the effects of changes in a household's exogenous variables differ according to whet... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Kapteyn, Arie
Geer, S. van der
Stadt, H. van de
Wansbeek, Tom
Dokumenttyp: Datenquelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
Verlag/Hrsg.: ZBW - Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
Schlagwörter: Estimation / Netherlands / Private consumption / Theory / Theory of preferences
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.15456/jae.2022313.1256885920

The theoretical model of Gaertner (1974) and Pollak (1976) for the interdependence of preferences in the Linear Expenditure System is estimated for a cross-section of households. The interdependence of consumption of different households has implications for the stochastic structure of the model and for the identifiability of its parameters. Both aspects are dealt with. The empirical results indicate a significant role played by the interdependence of preferences. One of its implications is that predictions of the effects of changes in a household's exogenous variables differ according to whether the exogenous variable only changes for this household or for all households jointly.