Estimation of the Linear Expenditure System
In this paper we estimate a complete system of demand equations making full use of the restrictions implied by economic theory. Our theoretical model is based on the Klein-Rubin linear expenditure system which was first estimated by Stone. We place primary emphasis on maximum likelihood estimates obtained using annual time series observations of prices and per capita consumption for the U.S. economy in the period 1948-1965. The plan of the paper is as follows: Section 1…