The Aid and Maid System: South African Data Pitfalls

Steven Koch

No 200511, Working Papers from University of Pretoria, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper presents research on South African household expenditure share behaviour. The research examines whether or not a theoretical and empirical model, which has been successful in explaining expenditure shares in Australia, is valid when applied to South African data. The primary conclusion of the research is that expenditure shares in South Africa do not conform to the assumptions set out in the model. Although there are many potential reasons for non-conformity, this paper provides evidence that the estimates produced within the AID System and the MAID System suffer from heteroskedasticity and non-normality. Therefore, in order to improve the understanding of spending behaviour by South African households, models will have to be specifically developed to deal with the idiosyncrasies of South African data.

JEL-codes: C31 D12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2005-11
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