Heterogeneous life-cycle profiles, income risk and consumption inequality

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-39

  Primiceri, Giorgio E ^a   van Rens, Thijs ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumption; Heterogeneity; Incomplete markets; Inequality; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749098206     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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