Did household consumption become more volatile?

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2248-2270

  Gorbachev, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 84860421131     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.5.2248     Document Type: Article

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