Hedonic Prices, Goods-Specific Effects and Functional Form: Inferences from Cross-Section Time Series Data

Authors

Mark Dickie, University of Southern Mississippi
Charles D. Delorme Jr., University of Georgia
Jeffrey M. Humphreys, University of Georgia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-1997

Department

Marketing and Fashion Merchandising

Abstract

Tests for two key elements of the hedonic model of price determination for differentiated goods are proposed when cross-sectional, time series data are available. First, the hedonic hypothesis, that price is determined by sellers' and buyers' valuations of characteristics bundled in a good, is tested against the alternative that consumers demand specific goods. The sensitivity of the outcome of the test to unmeasured characteristics, serial correlation or heteroscedasticity, and misspecification of functional form is assessed. Second, a novel approach to testing functional form illustrates limitations of testing hedonic specifications only against alternatives nested in the Box-Cox functional form.

Publication Title

Applied Economics

Volume

29

Issue

2

First Page

239

Last Page

249

Recommended Citation

Dickie, M., Delorme, C. D., Humphreys, J. M. (1997). Hedonic Prices, Goods-Specific Effects and Functional Form: Inferences from Cross-Section Time Series Data. Applied Economics, 29(2), 239-249.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/5232