Rate of time preference, intertemporal elasticity of substitution, and level of wealth

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 564-572

  Ogaki, Masao ^a   Atkeson, Andrew ^a  

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EID: 0031321747     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465397557141     Document Type: Article

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