Empirical models of consumer behavior
By: Aviv Nevo
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 16511; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 16511.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Description: "Models of consumer behavior play a key role in modern empirical Industrial Organization.  In this paper, I survey some of the models used in this literature.  In particular, I discuss two commonly used demand systems: multi-stage budgeting approaches and discrete choice models.  I motivate their use and highlight some key modeling assumptions.  I next briefly discuss key issues of estimation, and conclude by summarizing some extensions"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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