130 likes | 137 Views
Comparison of hedonic functions for PCs across EU countries. Paul Konijn, Dietmar Moch and Jörgen Dalèn 54th ISI Session, 13-20 August 2003, Berlin. Use of hedonic methods in EU. Hedonic methods increasingly being used in Europe (UK, Germany; earlier France, Sweden)
E N D
Comparison of hedonic functions for PCs across EU countries Paul Konijn, Dietmar Moch and Jörgen Dalèn 54th ISI Session, 13-20 August 2003, Berlin
Use of hedonic methods in EU • Hedonic methods increasingly being used in Europe (UK, Germany; earlier France, Sweden) • However difficult to compare, because of • Differences in methods • Different types of data sources
Aim of this research • Investigate whether hedonic function is similar across countries • use same methods • use same data source • Investigate impact on index of various hedonic methods
New results available • Paper distributed includes only three countries • In this presentation, I will show results for 8 countries for May 2000-March 2002
Data • Data source: IDC (data from major vendors) • “Reseller buy price” • No. observations: 48512 (average: 263 per country/month); desktops only • Unevenly spread: Most observations from Germany, least from Netherlands • Few observations towards the end of the series • No data on sales volumes
Methods • First, stepwise regression per country on whole period to determine significant variables • Box-Cox to establish functional from (log-log) • Then, monthly regressions per country using same specification of hedonic function • Used for various hedonic imputation methods • Also: time-dummy variable method, matched models (MCR)
Hedonic imputation indexes(partial imputation, single sided)
Conclusion • Data problems prevent clear answer to the question of similarity of hedonic functions • However, in beginning of the period good results with same hedonic function for different countries • Hedonic function needs to be re-specified for the end of the period