Why Does Consumption Fluctuate in Old Age and How Should the Government Insure It?
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- Margherita Borella & Mariacristina De Nardi, 2020. "Why Does Consumption Fluctuate in Old Age and How Should the Government Insure it?," Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers 40, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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JEL classification:
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
- E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
- H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
- H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
- H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2020-07-27 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-DEM-2020-07-27 (Demographic Economics)
- NEP-HEA-2020-07-27 (Health Economics)
- NEP-MAC-2020-07-27 (Macroeconomics)
- NEP-UPT-2020-07-27 (Utility Models & Prospect Theory)
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