Patton & Nelson personal consumption revisited: is income important?(statistical tables)(Statistical Data Included)

From: Journal of Forensic Economics | Date: September 22, 1999| Author: Boudreaux, Kenneth J. | Copyright information

The recent updating of the Patton & Nelson Personal Consumption Tables by Lierman, Patton and Nelson (1998) (hereafter "P&N Tables" or simply "Tables"), their publication in a slide-rule format for lawyers (by Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company) and their appearance in applications manuals such as Martin (1998, [sections] 535) reflect the Tables' continuing popularity among those faced with estimating support loss to survivors in death cases. The updated P&N Tables are the resul...

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