The consistent estimation of income elasticity of environmental amenities in Uruguay

In this paper we are concerned with the estimation of income elasticities of environmental amenities. The novelty is the application of econometric methods that take into account the problem of measurement errors when estimating these elasticities, which is common in microeconomic data and is not us...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Miles, Daniel, Pereyra, Andrés, Rossi, Máximo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/198
Acceso en línea:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/198
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Uruguay
econometrics
elasticities
C20
D12
econometría
elasticidades
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Sumario:In this paper we are concerned with the estimation of income elasticities of environmental amenities. The novelty is the application of econometric methods that take into account the problem of measurement errors when estimating these elasticities, which is common in microeconomic data and is not usually considered in the applied literature related to this issue. Our aim is to discuss whether measurement errors have significant effects on income elasticities. Data from the Expenditure Budget Survey of Uruguay, 1994 - 1995, are used.