Wage shocks and consumption variability in Mexico during the 1990s

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-25

  Attanasio, Orazio P ^a   Székely, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Risk sharing; Shocks; Synthetic panel; Wages

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; WAGE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0942299873     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.01.001     Document Type: Article

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