Population age structure and consumption expenditure composition: Evidence from European countries

TitlePopulation age structure and consumption expenditure composition: Evidence from European countries
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsAddessi, W
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume168
Pagination18-20
Abstract

This paper aims at evaluating the effect of population age structure on households’ aggregate preferences and, through this channel, on the sectoral composition of the final consumption expenditure. The analysis of European COICOP 2-digit data shows that the contribution of demographic dynamics to model fit is highly relevant, only slightly lower than the contribution of the income effect.

URLhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165176518301241?via%3Dihub
DOI10.1016/j.econlet.2018.03.033
Keywordsconsumption, Demographic dynamics, Multisector models, non-homothetic preferences, structural change