Shocks, stocks, and socks: Smoothing consumption over a temporary income loss

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1169-1192

  Browning, Martin ^a   Crossley, Thomas F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70350599184     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.6.1169     Document Type: Article

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