Arbeitspapier

The measurement of household consumption expenditures

Household-level data on consumer expenditures underpins a wide range of empirical research in modern economics, spanning micro- and macroeconomics. This research includes work on consumption and saving, on poverty and inequality, and on risk sharing and insurance. We review different ways in which such data can be collected or captured: traditional detailed budget surveys, less onerous survey procedures that might be included in more general surveys, and administrative or process data. We discuss the advantages and difficulties of each approach and suggest directions for future investigation.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IFS Working Papers ; No. W14/07

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
expenditure
survey data
administrative data
measurement error

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Browning, Martin
Crossley, Thomas
Winter, Joachim
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
(wo)
London
(wann)
2014

DOI
doi:10.1920/wp.ifs.2014.1407
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

Datenpartner

Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.

Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Browning, Martin
  • Crossley, Thomas
  • Winter, Joachim
  • Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

Entstanden

  • 2014

Ähnliche Objekte (12)