We present a nonparametric revealed preference methodology for empirically analyzing collective consumption behavior …. First, we introduce an integer programming (IP) methodology for testing data consistency with collective consumption models …

We extend the nonparametric 'revealed preference' methodology for analyzing collective consumption behavior (with … consumption externalities and public consumption), to render it useful for empirical applications that deal with welfare … preferences of the group members (in terms of consumption externalities and public consumption); and we show that these testing …

We extend the nonparametric 'revealed preference' methodology for analyzing collective consumption behavior (with … consumption externalities and public consumption), to render it useful for empirical applications that deal with welfare … preferences of the group members (in terms of consumption externalities and public consumption); and we show that these testing …

subcategories such as cereals, or meat and fish, and other consumption categories such as alcohol and tobacco, medical, and … ?consumption expenditure patterns. We find some differences in consumption patterns which relate to differences in gender of …