Can tax rebates stimulate consumption spending in a life-cycle model?

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 6, Issue 1 C, 2014, Pages 162-189

  Huntley, Jonathan ^a   Michelangeli, Valentina ^b  

^a Macroeconomic Analysis Division   (United States)

^b BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

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EID: 84894049638     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.6.1.162     Document Type: Article

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