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We consider a class of additively time-separable life-cycle consumption-savings models with iso-elastic per period power utility featuring resistance to inter-temporal substitution of θ with linear consumption policy functions. The utility maximization problem is dynamically inconsistent for...
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quantiles of consumption growth and asset returns, for which we find evidence from micro-level consumption data. The ``partial …" negative correlation accounts for the low correlation between consumption growth and asset returns, which is at the heart of …
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Planning for retirement and subsequent execution of the plan are difficult, but essential for financial security in old age. To formally analyse the interplay between planning and self-control, I introduce cognitive costs of formulating a plan into the dual-self model of impulse control. The...
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In this paper, I analyze the causes of the prolonged slowdown of the Japanese economy in the 1990s and find that the stagnation of investment, especially private fixed investment, was the primary culprit. I then investigate the causes of the stagnation of household consumption during the 1990s...
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Growth theory has mainly focused on process innovation, either through an increase in quality of the product or a … reduction on the cost. The main contributions in growth theory that includes product innovation has been done in the Dixit and … the capacity to satisfy consumers’ needs. Growth in this model is defined as the growth of the final value added. …
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Growth theory has mainly focused on process innovation, either through an increase in quality of the product or a … reduction on the cost. The main contributions in growth theory that includes product innovation has been done in the Dixit and … the capacity to satisfy consumers’ needs. Growth in this model is defined as the growth of the final value added. …
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In recent years, India has enjoyed one of the highest growth rates worldwide, weathering the global financial crisis … investment. Stepping up structural reforms will also be necessary if double-digit growth rates are to be achievable over the … strengthen social welfare systems and access to health and education to ensure widespread benefits from continued high growth …
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Η Εθνική Αποταμίευση κατά την περίοδο της εικοσαετίας 1990-2010 εμφανίζεται συνεχώς μειούμενη. Οι αιτίες αυτού του φαινομένου μπορούν να εντοπιστούν τόσο στα...
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We study the effect of endogenous time preference in a simple neo-classical model of growth. The variation of time … properties of these steady states are analyzed. The results are interpreted in light of the growth experiences of developing …
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