Zero Expenditures and Engel Curve Estimation
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Zeroes expenditure represent a difficulty in the analysis of household survey data. Zero expenditures are the result of two phenomena: nonconsumption and infrequency of purchase. Distinguishing between these types of zeroes is difficult in the kinds of data of interest to agricultural economists. This paper proposes a novel approach that yields less biased estimates of latent expenditure when the cause of the zeroes is unknown.
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ENGEL CURVES Entry for The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition
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