Unemployment and consumption patterns

In this paper we obtain empirical evidence about the effect of female and male unemployment on household demand of a selection of goods and services. We analyse the percentage of the family income expenditure on a particular group of goods concerning education, domestic services, leisure goods, hote...

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Published in:Applied economics 2000-02, Vol.32 (3), p.367-379
Main Authors: Lazaro, Nieves, Molto, MaLuisa, Sanchez, Rosario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied economics
Comparative studies
Consumer spending
Consumption
Economic models
Economic theory
Estimation
Expenditures
Family income
Females
Households
Labour market participation
Labour market structure
Males
Regression analysis
Unemployment
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Summary:In this paper we obtain empirical evidence about the effect of female and male unemployment on household demand of a selection of goods and services. We analyse the percentage of the family income expenditure on a particular group of goods concerning education, domestic services, leisure goods, hotels etc. The impact of several determinants on each group of commodities is estimated using a Tobit specification. The data used for estimation have been taken from The Household Expenditure Survey (1990-91). Our main result is that male and female unemployment has a different impact on the household consumption.
ISSN:0003-6846
1466-4283
DOI:10.1080/000368400322796