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Permanent Income, Liquidity, and Adjustments of Automobile Stocks: Evidence from Panel Data

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A recent article by Bernanke [1984] tests the rational expectations-permanent income hypothesis using panel data on automobile expenditures. He finds no evidence refuting the hypothesis. This paper incorporates a threshold adjustment process into Bernanke's model. Estimations based on a subset of the data used by Bernanke reveal evidence that resale market imperfections and credit market constraints have important effects on automobile expenditures.

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  • Pok-Sang Lam, 1991. "Permanent Income, Liquidity, and Adjustments of Automobile Stocks: Evidence from Panel Data," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 106(1), pages 203-230.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:106:y:1991:i:1:p:203-230.
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