Income Elasticity and Economic Development Methods and Applications /

• Main Author: Haque, M. Ohidul (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Marquez, J. (Editor), Adams, F.G (Editor), Balestra, P. (Editor), Dagenais, M.G (Editor), Kendrick, D. (Editor), Paelinck, J.H.P (Editor), Pindyck, R.S (Editor), Welfe, W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, 42
• Subjects: Statistics.; Econometrics.; Macroeconomics.; Economic policy.; Development economics.; Economic growth.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance.; Economic Growth.; Economic Policy.

Income Elasticity and Economic Development: Methods and Applications is mainly concerned with methods of estimating income elasticity. This field is connected with economic development that can be achieved by reducing income inequality. This is highly relevant in today's world, where the gap be...

Table of Contents:

• Australian Household Expenditure Surveys
• Functional Forms for Engel Curves
• Problems in Non-Linear Engel Functions
• The Box-Cox Engel Function
• A Review of Personal Income Distribution
• Elasticity from Concentration Curves
• Estimating Increase in Consumer Demand
• Food Demand Analysis in Australia
• Demand for Transport and Communication
• Demand for Alcohol in Australia
• Consumers’ Equivalence Scales: A Review
• Conclusions.