moderndid.load_engel#

moderndid.load_engel() → DataFrame[source]#

Load the Engel household expenditure dataset.

This dataset contains household expenditure data used to study Engel curves, which describe how household expenditure on different goods varies with income. The data includes expenditure shares on various categories and household characteristics.

The dataset is a cross-section of 1,655 households.

Returns:
polars.DataFrame

A DataFrame with the following columns:

  • food: Food expenditure share

  • catering: Catering expenditure share

  • alcohol: Alcohol expenditure share

  • fuel: Fuel expenditure share

  • motor: Motor expenditure share

  • fares: Transportation fares expenditure share

  • leisure: Leisure expenditure share

  • logexp: Log of total expenditure

  • logwages: Log of wages

  • nkids: Number of children

References

[1]

Engel, E. (1857). Die Lebenskosten belgischer Arbeiter-Familien. Dresden: C. Heinrich.

On this page