Household consumption: Research questions, measurement issues, and data collection strategies

Luigi Pistaferri ()
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Luigi Pistaferri: Stanford University, Postal: Department of Economics, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 2015, issue 1-4, 123-149

Abstract: In this essay I summarize what I see as the most important academic and policy issues related to the study of consumption behavior in the US (and elsewhere). I discuss the type of data researchers working on these topics have available, the problems they encounter, and how the ``big data revolution'' is rapidly changing access and availability of data on household spending. Finally, I discuss the arguments in favor and against starting a new national panel survey collecting consumption-related information as opposed to enhancing or improving the existing surveys.

Keywords: Consumption; survey data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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