Hurdle models of alcohol and tobacco expenditure in South African households

Ground, Marc; Koch, Steven F.

dc.contributor.author	Ground, Marc
dc.contributor.author	Koch, Steven F.
dc.date.accessioned	2008-05-21T09:01:44Z
dc.date.available	2008-05-21T09:01:44Z
dc.date.issued	2008-03
dc.description.abstract	Estimates of participation or expenditure elasticities depend upon the assumptions made regarding the observation of zero expenditure at the household level. This research examines two single-hurdle models across two commodities for which nearly two-thirds of the observations are zero. The research shows that one hurdle model consistently outperforms the other, and does so for intuitively appealing reasons.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Ground, M & Koch, SF 2008, 'Hurdle models of alcohol and tobacco expenditure in South African households', The South African Journal of Economics, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 132-143. [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0038-2280&site=2]	en
dc.identifier.issn	0038-2280
dc.identifier.other	10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00156.x
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5404
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Blackwell	en
dc.rights	Blackwell. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.	en
dc.subject	Hurdle model	en
dc.subject	Hausman-type test	en
dc.subject	Alcohol expenditure	en
dc.subject	Tobacco expenditure	en
dc.subject	South African households	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Economic aspects -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Tobacco use -- Economic aspects -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Consumption (Economics) -- South Africa	en
dc.title	Hurdle models of alcohol and tobacco expenditure in South African households	en
dc.type	Postprint Article	en