An Estimate of Engel Curve for Religious Expenditure

• 발행기관: 한국자료분석학회
• 저자명: Won-nyon Kim Hyun-seok Yang Moo-sang Cho
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of The Korean Data Analysis Society (JKDAS)』Vol.12 No.3, 1239~1247쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 자연과학 > 통계학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.06.30

영문 초록

This study was designed to statistically analyze the correlation between religion and income. Religious expenditure was shown to vary with the characteristics of households. In the first step, it was presented that the religious expenditure varied the characteristics of households. The older and the higher educated households were, the more they expended. The most interesting result of our analysis pertained to the coefficient of real income. For all the households, we obtained a positive coefficient of β, which means that religion may be a luxurious good. For households with religious expenditure, however, we gained a negative coefficient of β, which means that religion may be a necessity. This may imply that religious expenditure is of obligation to households with religion. The income elasticity for all the households was estimated to be 2.04, i.e., considerably elastic; for households with religion, the income elasticity was estimated to be 0.80, i.e., inelastic.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Income and Religious Expenditure

Ⅲ. The Relationship between Income and Religious Expenditure

Ⅳ. Conclusion

References

키워드

Religion Income Religious expenditure Engel Curve