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THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVITY ON SEPARABILITY TESTING

While performing separability tests, studies rarely checked negativity to ensure the appropriate curvature of the expenditure function. The effect of imposing negativity on the results of separability tests is examined. Findings indicate that imposing negativity can affect separability tests in demand systems that do not spontaneously satisfy the curvature restriction.
Year of publication:
2000
Authors: Eales, James S. ; Henderson, Jason R.
Institutions: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject: Demand and Price Analysis | Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
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Type of publication: Book / Working Paper
Notes:
The text is part of a series 2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL Number 21817
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005468475
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