Consumption and Children.

Consumption by couples rises sharply in the beginning and falls later in life; the causes of the early rise are hotly contested. Among the suggestions are rule of thumb behavior, demographics, liquidity constraints, the precautionary motive, and nonseparabilities between consumption and labor supply...

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Main Authors: Browning, M, Ejrnaes, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: MIT Press 2009