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The relevance of Duesenberry Consumption theory: An applied case to Latin America

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  • Jairo Parada Corrales
  • William Baca Mejía

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In this paper we examine the to-date relevance of Duesenberry´sConsumption Theory through an applied case to four economiesin Latin America: Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. Usingannual time series of these countries we show that some empiricalevidence of Duesenberry´s theory still holds and should not bediscarded in modern macroeconomics as it has happened in regularmacro text books in mainstream economics. Duesenberry´s theoryincludes important institutional factors that cannot be replaced bythe permanent income hypothesis or the life cycle hypotheses. In thepaper we explore different specifications of the consumption functionsbased on the relevant literature. Final conclusions are presented.En este trabajo se examina la relevancia de la teoría del consumo deDuesenberry a través de un estudio de caso aplicado a cuatro economíasde América Latina: México, Brasil, Argentina y Colombia. Através de series de tiempo y de algunas pruebas empíricas demostramosque la teoría de Duesenberry todavía tiene validez y no debeser descartada de la macroeconomía moderna. Dicha teoría incluyeimportantes factores institucionales que no puede ser sustituida porla hipótesis del ingreso permanente o de la hipótesis del ciclo de vida.En este artículo se explora diferentes especificaciones de las funcionesde consumo basadas en la literatura relevante.

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  • Jairo Parada Corrales & William Baca Mejía, 2009. "The relevance of Duesenberry Consumption theory: An applied case to Latin America," Revista de Economía del Caribe 7120, Universidad del Norte.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000382:007120
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    1. Tazeb Bisset & Dagmawe Tenaw, 2022. "Keeping up with the Joneses: macro-evidence on the relevance of Duesenberry’s relative income hypothesis in Ethiopia," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 24(2), pages 549-564, December.

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    Keywords

    Consumption Theory; Duesenberry; Latin America.Teoría del Consumo; Duesenberry; Latinoamérica.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth

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