Hidden Figures: Uncovering Quantities Behind Zeros with Econometrics

Anirban Basu

doi:10.3386/w31632

Hidden Figures: Uncovering Quantities Behind Zeros with Econometrics

Anirban Basu

Working Paper 31632

DOI 10.3386/w31632

Issue Date August 2023

Revision Date September 2023

This chapter reviews the econometric approaches typically used to deal with the spike of zeros when modeling non-negative outcomes such as expenditures, income, or consumption.

I thank Edward Norton and John Mullahy for their helpful comments—all opinions and errors and mine. Forthcoming in the Volume of Contributions in Economic Analysis published by Emerald Publishing in honour of Professor Andrew Jones (ed. Francesco Moscone and Badi Baltagi). No funding was received for writing this chapter. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Copy Citation

Anirban Basu, "Hidden Figures: Uncovering Quantities Behind Zeros with Econometrics," NBER Working Paper 31632 (2023), https://doi.org/10.3386/w31632.
- August 29, 2023

Hidden Figures: Uncovering Quantities Behind Zeros with Econometrics

Related

Topics

Programs

More from the NBER