Nonparametric identification of random coefficients in aggregate demand models for differentiated products
差异化产品总量需求模型中随机系数的非参数识别
Summary This paper studies nonparametric identification in market-level demand models for differentiated products with heterogeneous consumers. We consider a general class of models that allows for the individual-specific coefficients to vary continuously across the population and give conditions under which the density of these coefficients, and hence also functionals such as the fractions of individuals who benefit from a counterfactual intervention, is identified.