Habits and Heterogeneity in Demands: a Panel Data Analysis
Martin Browning and
M. Dolores Collado (collado@ua.es)
No 2004-18, CAM Working Papers from University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics
Abstract:
We examine demand behaviour for intertemporal dependencies, using Spanish panel data. We present evidence that there is both state dependence and correlated heterogeneity in demand behaviour. Our specific findings are that food outside the home, alcohol and tobacco are habit forming whereas clothing and small durables exhibit durability. We conclude that demand analyses using cross-section data that ignore these effects may be seriously biased. On the other hand, the degree of intertemporal dependence is not sufficiently strong to make composite ‘consumption’ significantly habit forming, as has been suggested in some recent analyses.
Keywords: habit; demand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 D91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2004-06
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Journal Article: Habits and heterogeneity in demands: a panel data analysis (2007)
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