How sensitive are consumer expenditures to retail energy prices?

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 766-779

  Edelstein, Paul ^a   Kilian, Lutz ^b  

^a Decision Economics Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Consumer sentiment; Consumption; Energy prices; Purchasing power

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349226731     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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