Excess sensitivity and asymmetries in consumption: An empirical investigation

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 154-176

  Garcia, René ^a   Lusardi, Annamaria ^a   Ng, Serena ^a  

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EID: 0031480092     PISSN: 00222879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2953673     Document Type: Article

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