Household commodity demand and demographics in the Netherlands: a microeconometric analysis
Kalwij, A.; Alessie, R.; Fontein, P.
Journal of Population Economics 11(4): 551-577
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0933-1433 PMID: 12294787 DOI: 10.1007/s001480050084Document Number: 280304
"We investigate the effects of demographics, household expenditure and female employment on the allocation of household expenditure to consumer goods. For this purpose we estimate an Almost Ideal Demand System based on Dutch micro data. We find that interactions between household expenditure and demographics are of significant importance in explaining the allocation to consumer goods. As a consequence, consumer goods such as housing and clothing change with demographic characteristics from luxuries to necessities."