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Aggregation in Economic Research

From Individual to Macro Relations

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  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. J. Daal

    1. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. A. H. Q. M. Merkies

    1. Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Theory and Decision Library (TDLU, volume 41)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 3-14

  3. On Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Aggregation without Side Conditions

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 17-62

    3. Aggregation of Production Functions under Optimum Conditions

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 63-87

    4. Aggregation and Individual Preferences

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 88-151

    5. Aggregation and the Distribution of Individual Characteristics

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 152-183

    6. Linear Aggregation and Estimation

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 184-210

    7. Aggregation Over Arguments of a Function

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 211-222

  4. Some Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
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    2. Aggregation and Consumer Behaviour

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 225-270

    3. Collective Choice and Macro-Economic Policy

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 271-298

  5. Epilogue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. Optimal aggregation?

      • J. Van Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies
      Pages 301-306

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 307-321
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About this book

Our interest in problems of aggregation originates from about seven years ago when we became involved in research in the field of applied microeconomics. To our astonishment a vast majority of researchers in this area took it for granted that their, mostly thoroughly derived, micro models could meaningfully be confronted with per capita data. Nany of them did not even realize - at least they gave no utterance to it - that applying macro data in micro models raises considerable problems. Those who did mention the difficulty, almost always belittled its importance. Fortunately, there are noteworthy exceptions. Thinking about aggregation raises at least two questions: "Why or why not aggregate?" and "How to aggregate and, in particular, to what degree?" General answers to these questions can only be given in uninformative wording (as many assertions in economics): one aggregates for the sake of tractability, because of the lack of (individual) data, to avoid or to reduce multicollineartiy, to save degrees of freedom; one abstains from aggregation to avoid loss of information, to avoid aggregation biases and one aggregates such and to such degree as to bypass or reduce the drawbacks mentioned above.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    J. Daal

  • Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    A. H. Q. M. Merkies

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aggregation in Economic Research

  • Book Subtitle: From Individual to Macro Relations

  • Authors: J. Daal, A. H. Q. M. Merkies

  • Series Title: Theory and Decision Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6334-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1712-2Published: 31 January 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6336-8Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6334-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 321

  • Topics: Methodology of the Social Sciences

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