Consumption over the life cycle

Econometrica

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-89

  Gourinchas, Pierre Olivier ^a   Parker, Jonathan A ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Life cycle; Precautionary saving; Retirement; Simulated method of moments

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAGES;

CONSUMPTION; LABOR INCOME; PRECAUTIONARY SAVING; RETIREMENT;

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 0036219398     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0262.00269     Document Type: Article

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