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Working Paper No. 1309

Power Against Random Expenditure Allocation for Revealed Preference Tests

Working Paper
Reference
Hjertstrand, Per (2019). “Power Against Random Expenditure Allocation for Revealed Preference Tests”. IFN Working Paper No. 1309. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

Author
Per Hjertstrand

This paper proposes new power indices for revealed preference tests. The indices are based on a model of irrational consumption behavior where the consumer randomly allocates a certain fraction of expenditure. The methods allow a researcher to trace out the entire power curve against random
expenditure allocation. The power indices are illustrated on altruistic choices in experimental data.