The Nonparametric Approach to Demand Analysis

1982/07/01 by Hal R. Varian · 1,170 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing #Econometrics #Economic and Environmental Valuation #Economics #Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets #Mathematical economics #Nonparametric statistics

paper · doi:10.2307/1912771

published in Econometrica 50(4), 945 (Wiley)

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