Estimation of income expectations models using expectations and realization data

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 165-195

  Dominitz, Jeff ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption and saving; Rational expectations; Subjective expectations; Survey data

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345859540     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4076(01)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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