Hurdle models of alcohol and tobacco expenditure in South African households
| dc.contributor.author | Ground, Marc | |
| dc.contributor.upauthor | Koch, Steven F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-02-11T08:34:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-02-11T08:34:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-02 | |
| 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 2007, 'Hurdle models of alcohol and tobacco expenditure in South African households', University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, Working paper series, no. 2007-03. [http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=736&sub=1&parentid=677&subid=729&ipklookid=3] | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4407 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Pretoria, Department of Economics | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Working Paper (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics) | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2007-03 | en |
| dc.rights | University of Pretoria, Department of Economics | en |
| dc.subject | Alcohol expenditure | en |
| dc.subject | Tobacco expenditure | en |
| dc.subject | South African households | en |
| dc.subject | Hurdle model | 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 | Working Paper | en |