Effects of transitory shocks to aggregate output on consumption in poor countries

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 343-357

  Brückner, Markus ^a   Gradstein, Mark ^b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d CESifo ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Consumption; International capital flows; Net current transfers; Permanent income hypothesis; Risk sharing; Transitory output shocks

Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF TRADE; CAPITAL FLOW; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; INCOME;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84888378118     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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