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A Microeconometric Model of Intertemporal Substitution and Consumer Demand

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  • Blundell, Richard
  • Browning, Martin
  • Meghir, Costas

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In this paper we investigate the relationship between within-period preferences and the degree of intertemporal substitution. We first present a theoretical discussion which argues that the form of within-period preferences and the way these differ across consumers may have important consequences for the formulation and specification of intertemporal models. We then apply this methodology to a detailed study of disaggregate household expenditure patterns using a pooled cross-section of some 70,000 households across 15 years. Our objective is to assess the degree of intertemporal substitution across different household types avoiding aggregation bias and accounting for nonadditive within-period preferences and nonlinearity in Engel curves.

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  • Blundell, Richard & Browning, Martin & Meghir, Costas, 1989. "A Microeconometric Model of Intertemporal Substitution and Consumer Demand," Economic Research Papers 268358, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uwarer:268358
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.268358
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