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Excess Sensitivity of Consumption to Current Income: Liquidity Constraints or Myopia?

Marjorie A. Flavin

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Marjorie Flavin, Excess Sensitivity of Consumption to Current Income: Liquidity Constraints or Myopia?, The Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'Economique, Vol. 18, No. 1, Econometrics Special (Feb., 1985), pp. 117-136

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Marjorie Flavin, Excess Sensitivity of Consumption to Current Income: Liquidity Constraints or Myopia?, The Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'Economique, Vol. 18, No. 1, Econometrics Special (Feb., 1985), pp. 117-136

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Marjorie Flavin, Excess Sensitivity of Consumption to Current Income: Liquidity Constraints or Myopia?, The Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'Economique, Vol. 18, No. 1, Econometrics Special (Feb., 1985), pp. 117-136

Key concepts: Economics, Market liquidity, Sensitivity (control systems), Consumption (sociology), Permanent income hypothesis, Monetary economics, Social science, Sociology

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