Current consumption and future income growth: Synthetic panel evidence

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2239-2266

  Nalewaik, Jeremy J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption (empirical analysis); Intertemporal choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750810594     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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