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income and consumption in panel data. I examine Blundell, Pistaferri and Preston (2008) as an important example for which … resolves the dissonance between the low partial consumption insurance estimates of Blundell, Pistaferri and Preston (2008) and …
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We do not need to and should not have to choose amongst income, consumption, or wealth as the superior measure of well … for the same households, using income, consumption, and wealth from the 1989-2016 Surveys of Consumer Finances (SCF). The …
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To predict the effects of the 2020 U.S. CARES act on consumption, we extend a model that matches responses of … households to past consumption stimulus packages. The extension allows us to account for two novel features of the coronavirus … likely be necessary if consumption spending is to recover …
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of the fiscal multipliers, and the distributional consequences of fiscal shocks. While the output and consumption …
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We study optimal monetary and fiscal policy in a New Keynesian model where occasional declines in agents' confidence give rise to persistent liquidity trap episodes. There is no straightforward recipe for enhancing welfare in this economy. Raising the inflation target or appointing an...
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