Efficient Estimation of Semiparametric Equivalence Scales With Evidence From South Africa
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics
- Vol. 21 (2) , 247-257
- https://doi.org/10.1198/073500103288618936
Abstract
We propose semiparametric procedures for estimation and testing of base-independent equivalence scales. The partial linear index specification permits simultaneous estimation across multiple househ...Keywords
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