An empirical investigation into the permanent income hypothesis: Further evidence from the Canadian data

Applied Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1451-1461

  Wirjanto, Tony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCOME LEVEL; PERMANENT INCOME HYPOTHESIS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CANADA;

EID: 0030439818     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368496327714     Document Type: Article

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