The permanent income hypothesis: Evidence from the consumer expenditure survey

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 351-376

  DeJuan, Joseph P ^a   J Seater, John ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer expenditure survey; D12; E21; Permanent income hypothesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043223459     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(98)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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