The hyperbolic consumption model: Calibration, simulation, and empirical evaluation

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 47-68

  Angeletos, George Marios ^a   Laibson, David ^b   Repetto, Andrea ^c   Tobacman, Jeremy ^b   Weinberg, Stephen ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 0041109940     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.15.3.47     Document Type: Review

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