Theoretical foundations of buffer stock saving

Buffer-stock models of saving are now standard in the consumption literature. This paper builds theoretical foundations for rigorous understanding of the main features of such models, including the existence of a target wealth ratio and the proposition that aggregate consumption growth equals aggregate income growth in a small open economy populated by buffer stock savers.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Carroll, Christopher D.
Publisher:	Frankfurt a. M. : Goethe University Frankfurt, Center for Financial Studies (CFS)
Subject:	Sparen \| Kassenhaltungsansatz \| Vorsorgesparen \| Konsumtheorie \| Zeitpräferenz \| Theorie \| Precautionary Saving \| Buffer Stock Saving \| Marginal Propensity to Consume \| Permanent Income Hypothesis

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Series:	CFS Working Paper ; 2011/15
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	665471742 [GVK] hdl:10419/57365 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:cfswop:201115 [RePEc]
Classification:	D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty ; D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; E21 - Consumption; Saving
Source:	EconStor

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