From the reviews: "The book is mainly concerned with the methods of estimating income elasticity and is connected with the economic development, which can be achieved by reducing income inequality. Based on the Australian household expenditure survey data, the book provides a good example in showing how to calculate income elasticity from widely available grouped data using a number of different methods. ... The book is well addressed to policy analysis, economists, business analysts and market researchers that may find it very useful." (Vangelis Grigoroudis, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1113 (16), 2007)

• Australian Household Expenditure Surveys.- Functional Forms for Engel Curves.- Problems in Non-Linear Engel Functions.- The Box-Cox Engel Function.- A Review of Personal Income Distribution.- Elasticity from Concentration Curves.- Estimating Increase in Consumer Demand.- Food Demand Analysis in Australia.- Demand for Transport and Communication.- Demand for Alcohol in Australia.- Consumers’ Equivalence Scales: A Review.- Conclusions.