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Testing for Weak Separability and Utility Maximization with Incomplete Adjustment

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  • Hjertstrand, Per

    (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN))

  • Swofford, James L.

    (Department of Economics and Finance)

  • Whitney, Gerald A.

    (Department of Economics and Finance)

Abstract

We develop models for weakly separable utility maximization with incomplete adjustment. By allowing for incomplete adjustment, these models account for the decision maker’s inability to instantaneously adjust to optimal allocations of demanded goods and assets. This is especially important when modelling preferences for durable goods and financial/monetary assets. We propose computationally attractive nonparametric revealed preference procedures to test the models using observed data on prices and quantities. An empirical application shows that it is important to account for incomplete adjustment in consumer demand models of durable consumption goods.

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  • Hjertstrand, Per & Swofford, James L. & Whitney, Gerald A., 2020. "Testing for Weak Separability and Utility Maximization with Incomplete Adjustment," Working Paper Series 1327, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, revised 30 May 2023.
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    Keywords

    Aggregation; Incomplete Adjustment; Revealed Preference; Utility maximization;
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    JEL classification:

    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General

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