The Measurement of Household Consumption Expenditures
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The measurement of household consumption expenditures
Household-level data on consumer expenditures underpins a wide range of empirical research in modern economics, spanning microand macroeconomics. This research includes work on consumption and saving, on poverty and inequality, and on risk sharing and insurance. We review different ways in which such data can be collected or captured: traditional detailed budget surveys, less onerous survey pro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annual Review of Economics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1941-1383,1941-1391
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-economics-080213-041247