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Consistent Estimation of Armington Demand Models
Author(s) -
Davis George C.,
Kruse Nancy C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1243578
Subject(s) - estimation , econometrics , computer science , economics , management
Abstract Traditional methods of empirically implementing the popular Armington trade model are shown to result in theoretically and statistically inconsistent parameter estimates. A method for removing these inconsistencies within the framework of the Armington model is provided, along with a comparison of results of our new consistent procedure with those of the previous procedure.