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How does consumption change upon retirement?

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  • Raffaele Miniaci
  • Chiara Monfardini
  • Guglielmo Weber

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  • Raffaele Miniaci & Chiara Monfardini & Guglielmo Weber, 2010. "How does consumption change upon retirement?," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 38(2), pages 257-280, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:38:y:2010:i:2:p:257-280
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-009-0265-y
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    Keywords

    Consumption; Retirement; Life-cycle model; D9; E2;
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    JEL classification:

    • D9 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics
    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment

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