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maximizationproblem by a recursive construction and derive many importantproperties. For example, precautionary savings and the …
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drives higher rates of nationalsaving, the theory of speculative commodity storage and its implications for the time …
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Was the increase in income inequality in the US due to permanent shocks or merely to anincrease in the variance of transitory shocks? The implications for consumption and welfaredepend crucially on the answer to this question. We use CEX repeated cross-section data onconsumption and income to...
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This paper analyzes dynamic equilibrium risk sharing contracts between profit-maximizing intermediaries and a large …. We then show that our contract economy is equivalent to a consumption-savings economy with one-period Arrow securities …, even though a risk allocation superior to autarky can be achieved. …
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paper tries ananswer by bringing together two disparate literatures: the macro (growth)theory on habit formation and the …
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In this paper, I present a theory of dynamic economic growth, business cycles, and asset pricing that integrates (1 … intertemporal consumption and portfolio decisions by risk-averse capitalists facing a contractual labor cost. …
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representative agents coefficient of relative risk aversion to vary with the underlying economys growth rate. Existence of … risk aversion, the equilibrium risk free and risky security returns are demonstrated to have volatilities and an associated …
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experiments. We show how relative degrees of changes in risk over time can predict choices. … explained by an individual’s perception of the risk that is involved whenever an outcome is to be received in the future. This … risk may concern the size of the actual outcome or the endowment consumption stream to which the outcome is added. Both …
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A deferred annuity typically includes an option-like right for thepolicyholder. At the end of the deferment period, he may either choose toreceive annuity payouts, calculated based on a mortality table agreed to atcontract inception, or receive the accumulated capital as a lump sum.Considering...
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Private wealth holdings are likely to become an increasingly important determinant in the jobexit decision of elderly workers. Net wealth may correlate with worker’s characteristics thatalso determine the exit out of a job. It is therefore important to include a rich set of...
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