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We estimate the degree of 'stickiness' in aggregate consumption growth (sometimes interpreted as reflecting consumption habits) for thirteen advanced economies. We find that, after controlling for measurement error, consumption growth has a high degree of autocorrelation, with a stickiness...
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. The theory demonstrates how to use the observed price dynamics to adjust prices for unobserved quality differences across …This paper studies price and quality differences across international intermediate input suppliers. We develop price … (frictional) price dispersion across suppliers. Using uniquely detailed transaction- level data from the semiconductor industry …
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tension between intertemporally price discriminating by designing a subsidy that increases over time and taking advantage of …
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This paper investigates the impact of lower mortgage rates on household balance sheets and other economic outcomes during the housing crisis. We use proprietary loan-level panel data matched to consumer credit records using borrowers' Social Security numbers, which allows for accurate...
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arrivals. Each of these arriving consumers then solves a standard discrete choice problem. We present a Bayesian IV estimation … cyclicality. However, observed frequent price and capacity adjustments offset some of this compounding effect …
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We present evidence that many households have only a vague notion of what they are spending on various consumption items. We then develop a life-cycle model that captures this absent-mindedness'. The model generates precautionary spending, whereby absent-minded agents tend to consume more than...
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a large price discount for the good. The combined evidence supports the self-signaling theory whereby price discounts …We empirically test an information economics based theory of social preferences in which ego utility and self …
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We test how donors respond to new information about a charity's effectiveness. Freedom from Hunger implemented a test of its direct marketing solicitations, varying letters by whether they include a discussion of their program's impact as measured by scientific research. The base script, used...
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We examine misconduct in credence good markets with price taking experts. We propose a market-level model in which … price-taking experts extract surplus based on the value of their firm's brand and their own skill. We test the predictions …
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Traditional models of insurance choice are predicated on fully informed and rational consumers protecting themselves from exposure to financial risk. In practice, choosing an insurance plan from a set of complex non-linear contracts is a complicated decision often made without full information...
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