title: Household commodity demand and demographics in the Netherlands: a microeconometric analysis.
abstract: "We investigate the effects of demographics, household expenditure and female employment on the allocation of household expenditure to consumer goods. For this purpose we estimate an Almost Ideal Demand System based on Dutch micro data. We find that interactions between household expenditure and demographics are of significant importance in explaining the allocation to consumer goods. As a consequence, consumer goods such as housing and clothing change with demographic characteristics from luxuries to necessities."
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalwij
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alessie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fontein
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005376:Financial Management; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D009426:Netherlands; D012942:Social Sciences
keywords: Consumption--determinants; Demographics; Demography; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment--women; Europe; Expenditures; Family And Household; Financial Activities; Households; Macroeconomic Factors; Needs; Netherlands; Resource Allocation; Social Sciences; Western Europe