We explore the consistency at household-level between register-imputed and survey-based consumption figures for Denmark over the period 2002-15. Furthermore, we analyse the differences between consumption functions estimated on the basis of the two types of microdata. We find that there is a...

I papiret undersøges anvendeligheden af en ikke-parametrisk metode, en såkaldt regression spline, til estimation af husholdningers marginale forbrugstilbøjelighed. I forhold til eksisterende metoder kræver denne tilgang færre teoretiske antagelser for identifikation. Mere specifikt vises...