ارزيابي انتقادي كاربرد سيستم تقاضاي تقريبا ايده ال AIDS در تحليل رفتار مصرفي : مطالعه موردي خانوارهاي شهري و روستايي استان كهگيلويه و بويراحمد

A Critical Review of Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) Application in Consumer Demand Analysis with an Example to Kohghilouye-and-Bouyerahmad Province Households

The main purpose of this paper is to critically review the studies applied the AIDS model in the study of the Iranian demand for different goods and services. The survey finds that the results obtained by these studies are not reliable. These studies use the unsuitable linear approximation index, inappropriate estimation methods and, computation formula for estimating own-price elasticity. Analyzed those problems, we analyze the consumer behavior using the demand system in the rural and urban areas of the Kohkilouye - and - Bouyerahmad province of Iran.