Excess sensitivity of high-income consumers

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1693-1751

  Kueng, Lorenz ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 85057208767     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjy014     Document Type: Article

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