Habit persistence, asset returns, and the business cycle

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 149-166

  Boldrin, Michele ^a   Christiano, Lawrence J ^b   Fisher, Jonas D M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0001097029     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.1.149     Document Type: Article

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