Estimating demand with distance functions: Parameterization in the primal and dual
用距离函数估计需求:原始与对偶参数化
Our purpose is to investigate the ability of different parametric forms to 'correctly' estimate consumer demands based on distance functions using Monte Carlo methods. Our approach combines economic theory, econometrics and quadratic approximation. We begin by deriving parameterizations for transformed quadratic functions which are linear in parameters and characterized by either homogeneity or which satisfy the translation property. Homogeneity is typical of Shephard…