arXiv 14 Jun 2026 · Econometrics
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This paper develops an approach for estimating demand for a new product. Taking willingness to pay (WTP) as primitive, it establishes a general and yet analytically simple demand function, and proposes an estimation procedure that consistently recovers the underlying demand function from the WTP data. Monte Carlo simulations find the estimation procedure works well in identifying the demand function. This approach complements existing methods of demand estimation, and can be applied both within and outside academia, for example in teaching economics, for a business to launch new products, and for policymakers to conduct non-market valuation.
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| 7 | Berry, Steven and Linton, Oliver B. and Pakes, Ariel (2004) Limit Theorems for Estimating the Parameters of Differentiated Product Demand Systems | 0.405 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 8 | Laurits R. Christensen and Dale W. Jorgenson and Lawrence J. Lau (1975) Transcendental Logarithmic Utility Functions | 0.405 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 9 | Angus Deaton and John Muellbauer (1980) An Almost Ideal Demand System | 0.405 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 10 | William A. Barnett and Yul W. Lee (1985) The Global Properties of the Minflex Laurent, Generalized Leontief, and Translog Flexible Functional Forms | 0.405 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
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