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The Rank of Demand Systems: Theory and Nonparametric Estimation
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W. M. Gorman's (1981) concept of Engel curve "rank" is extended to apply to any demand system. Rank is shown to have implications for specification, separability, and aggregation of demands. A simple nonparametric test of rank using Engel curve data is described and applied to U.S. and U.K. consumer survey data. The test employs a new general method for testing the rank of estimated matrices. The results are used to assess theoretical and empirical aggregation error in representative consumer models, and to explain a representative consumer paradox. Copyright 1991 by The Econometric Society.
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- Authors
- Lewbel, A.
- Venue
- Econometrica
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1991-05
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 711
- ISSN
- 0012-9682 (ISSN-L)
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- W1964117371
- Cited by
- 363
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 23.35
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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