aggregation (econometrics)
From The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition, 2008
Edited by
Steven
N.
Durlauf
and
Lawrence
E.
Blume
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Abstract
The econometrics of aggregation is about modelling the relationship between individual (micro) behaviour and aggregate (macro) statistics, so that data from both levels can be used for estimation and inference about economic parameters. Practical models must address three types of individual heterogeneity – in income and preferences, in wealth and income risk, and in market participation. This entry discusses recent solutions to these problems in the context of demand analysis, consumption modelling and labour supply. Also discussed is work that uses aggregation structure to solve microeconometric estimation problems, and work that addresses whether macroeconomic interactions provide approximate solutions to aggregation problems.
Keywords
aggregate demand models; aggregation (econometrics); aggregation factors; approximate aggregation; calibration; computable stochastic growth models; constant relative risk aversion; demand models; exact aggregation; Gorman, W. (Terence); household demand models; identification; income-risk insurance; individual heterogeneity; industrial organization; law of demand; Mills ratio; reservation wage; selection effects; Theil, H.; uncorrelated transfers
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How to cite this article
Stoker, Thomas M. "aggregation (econometrics)." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Second Edition. Eds. Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online. Palgrave Macmillan. 23 May 2013 <http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/article?id=pde2008_A000234> doi:10.1057/9780230226203.0018

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