How important are idiosyncratic shocks? Evidence from labor supply

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 413-417

  Storesletten, Kjetil ^a   Telmer, Chris I ^b   Yaron, Amir ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0006064557     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.2.413     Document Type: Article

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