Using subjective income expectations to test for excess sensitivity of consumption to predicted income growth

European Economic Review

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 337-358

  Jappelli, Tullio ^a,c   Pistaferri, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excess sensitivity; Precautionary saving; Subjective expectations

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INCOME; INFLATION; SAVINGS;

EID: 0033967614     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(98)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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