Hurdle models of alcohol and tobacco expenditure in South African households
| dc.contributor.author | Ground, Marc | |
| dc.contributor.author | Koch, Steven F. | |
| dc.contributor.email | marc.ground@up.ac.za | en |
| 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 |