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Barten's (1992) analysis of choice of functional form for quantity-dependent demand systems is extended to price-dependent or inverse demand systems. Alternative inverse demand systems combining the features of the Rotterdam inverse demand and almost ideal inverse demand systems are examined. Choice of functional form is made through a synthetic model which under appropriate restrictions yields the different inverse demand systems. The synthetic model itself can also be considered a more flexible specification.
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Brown, M.G., Lee, JY. & Seale, J.L. A family of inverse demand systems and choice of functional form. Empirical Economics 20, 519–530 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01180680
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