ATTANASIO, OP and WEBER, G (1995) IS CONSUMPTION GROWTH CONSISTENT WITH INTERTEMPORAL OPTIMIZATION - EVIDENCE FROM THE CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY. J POLIT ECON , 103 (6) 1121 - 1157.
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Abstract
In this paper we show that some of the predictions of models of consumer intertemporal optimization are in line with the patterns of nondurable expenditure observed in U.S. household-level data. We propose a flexible specification of preferences that allows multiple commodities and yields empirically tractable equations. We estimate preference parameters using the only U.S. micro data set with complete consumption information. We show that previous rejections can be explained by the simplifying assumptions made in previous studies. We also show that results obtained using good consumption or aggregate data can be misleading.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | IS CONSUMPTION GROWTH CONSISTENT WITH INTERTEMPORAL OPTIMIZATION - EVIDENCE FROM THE CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY |
| Keywords: | PANEL-DATA, TIME-SERIES, LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS, COMMODITY DEMANDS, CROSS-SECTIONS, INCOME, MODELS, EXPECTATIONS, INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Arts and Social Sciences > Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences > Economics |
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