Consumption dynamics under information processing constraints

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 366-385

  Luo, Yulei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Consumption and savings behavior; Rational inattention; Short run and long run impacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 40149101860     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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