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Does the choice of consumption measure matter? An application to the permanent-income hypothesis

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  • Ziliak, James P., 1998. "Does the choice of consumption measure matter? An application to the permanent-income hypothesis," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 41(1), pages 201-216, February.
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