Inequality and the business cycle: A consumption viewpoint

Empirical Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 173-180

  Johnson, David S ^a   Shipp, Stephanie ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Inequality; Inflation; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFLATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0032959365     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001810050050     Document Type: Article

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