Lyssiotou, Panayiota; Pashardes, Panos; Stengos, Thanasis - In: Journal of Business & Economic Statistics 17 (1999) 2, pp. 248-52
This article examines the effect of preference heterogeneity on nonparametric and parametric tests of the rank of demand systems. Using samples of households drawn from the U.K. Family Expenditure Survey, the authors find that preference heterogeneity increases the rank of demand systems. When...