Second-, third-, and higher-order consumption functions: A precautionary tale

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1385-1425

  Feigenbaum, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption function; Perturbative methods; Precautionary saving; Skewness

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644468474     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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