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INTERNATIONAL CONSUMPTION COMPARISONS
OECD Versus LDC

by E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan (Griffith University, Australia)

This book presents an analysis of consumption patterns in the OECD (rich) and LDC (poor) countries using recent data (1950–1998) and econometric methodology for a number of broadly aggregated consumer goods. The income elasticity estimates for the 46 countries and 9 commodity groups are tabulated. The reliability of these elasticity estimates, and also the demand theory hypotheses, are investigated using simulation techniques.


Contents:

  • An Overview of International Consumption Patterns (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)
  • Consumer Demand Models (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)
  • Data Analysis: OECD Countries (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)
  • Data Analysis: Less Developed Countries (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)
  • A Comparison of Consumption Patterns in the OECD and LD Countries (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)
  • Stochastic Price and Quantity Index Numbers (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)
  • Testing Demand Theory Hypotheses: OECD and LD Countries (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)
  • A Comparison of Alternative Demand Systems (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)
  • The Structure of Preferences: OECD and LD Countries (E A Selvanathan & S Selvanathan)


Readership: Economists.

356pp Pub. date: Apr 2003
ISBN 981-02-4005-8 US$92 / £68


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