Consumption and labor supply with partial insurance: An analytical framework

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2075-2126

  Heathcote, Jonathan ^a   Storesletten, Kjetil ^b   Violante, Giovanni L ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84904430754     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.7.2075     Document Type: Article

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