Why does household investment lead business investment over the business cycle?

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-169

  Fisher, Jonas D M ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; CAPITAL; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INVESTMENT; LABOR; MARKET SYSTEM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947540813     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511994     Document Type: Article

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