La normalidad en el gasto de los consumidores: un análisis de los hogares de España

Abstract

THIS DOCUMENT PROVES, FROM THE APPLICATION OF SPANISH HOUSEHOLDS DATA, THE NECESSARY CONDITION TO BE FULFILLED SO THAT THERE IS A STRUCTURE OF CONSUMER´S NEEDS. FROM THE DECENNARY SURVEY OF FAMILY BUDGETS IN SPAIN 90/91, IT IS CARRIED OUT AN ANALYSIS FOR 962 HOMES, EACH ONE COMPOSED BY 22 HOUSEHOLDS. KOLMOGOROV-SMIRNOV TEST IS APPLIED TO THE DESCRIBED SAMPLE UNITS; TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE USUAL PATTERN IS HOUSEHOLDS COMPLY WITH A NORMAL DISTRIBUTION. THIS FACT CAN BE INTERPRETED, FROM AN ECONOMICAL VIEW, AS A REFLECTION OF THE EXISTENCE BOTH OF A HOMOGENEUS EXPENSE, AND A CONSUMPTION PATTERN.