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Languages : en
Pages : 61
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Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution in Consumption
The Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution in Consumption in the US and the UK
The Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution in Consumption
Intertemporal Substitution in Consumption Revisited
Author: Zuliu Hu
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Some of the highly controversial questions in macroeconomics critically hinge on the value of a single parameter of consumer preference--the elasticity of intertemporal substitution. This paper provides new estimates of this parameter for individual G-7 and a panel of twenty OECD countries. We find that single equation GMM estimates are typically small and imprecise, consistent with Hall’s (1988) finding from the U.S. data. Estimation of a system of equations that takes into account the cross-equation restrictions implied by theory, however, generally gives larger and better determined values for the parameter. The panel procedure also yields relatively large estimates. Overall our multi-country results contradict the hypothesis of zero intertemporal substitution.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Some of the highly controversial questions in macroeconomics critically hinge on the value of a single parameter of consumer preference--the elasticity of intertemporal substitution. This paper provides new estimates of this parameter for individual G-7 and a panel of twenty OECD countries. We find that single equation GMM estimates are typically small and imprecise, consistent with Hall’s (1988) finding from the U.S. data. Estimation of a system of equations that takes into account the cross-equation restrictions implied by theory, however, generally gives larger and better determined values for the parameter. The panel procedure also yields relatively large estimates. Overall our multi-country results contradict the hypothesis of zero intertemporal substitution.
Intertemporal Substitution in Consumption
Author: Robert Ernest Hall
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Category : Consumption (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Does a higher real interest rate induce significant postponement of consumption? According to the theory developed here, this question can be answered by studying the relation between the rate of growth of consumption and expected real interest rates. In postwar data for the United States, expected real returns have declined over time in the stock market and for savings accounts. Over the same period, the rate of growth of consumption has been almost steady. The paper concludes that intertemporal substitution is weak, for if it were strong, the growth rate of consumption would have declined.
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Category : Consumption (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Does a higher real interest rate induce significant postponement of consumption? According to the theory developed here, this question can be answered by studying the relation between the rate of growth of consumption and expected real interest rates. In postwar data for the United States, expected real returns have declined over time in the stock market and for savings accounts. Over the same period, the rate of growth of consumption has been almost steady. The paper concludes that intertemporal substitution is weak, for if it were strong, the growth rate of consumption would have declined.
The Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution in Consumption in the US and the UK
Author: Kerry David Patterson
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Category : Macroeconomics
Languages : en
Pages : 19
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Category : Macroeconomics
Languages : en
Pages : 19
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Intertemporal Substitution in Consumption
Author: Karsten N. Pedersen
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Category : Consumo
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Category : Consumo
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Intertemporal Substitution in Consumption
Author: Julian Thimme
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Languages : en
Pages : 59
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This paper reviews the status quo of the empirical literature about the elasticity of intertemporal substitution (EIS) in consumption. Aiming to answer the question what the true magnitude of the parameter really is, it discusses several recent advances of the theory and highlights challenges for the estimation. Although the general discussion still seems to be prevailed by Hall's early EIS estimates close to zero, we show that several deviations from the time-additive constant relative risk aversion model speak in favor of considerably higher values. Our treatment is supposed to provide researchers a hint at which parameter is a reasonable and incontrovertible choice for the calibration of models in macroeconomics and finance.
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Languages : en
Pages : 59
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This paper reviews the status quo of the empirical literature about the elasticity of intertemporal substitution (EIS) in consumption. Aiming to answer the question what the true magnitude of the parameter really is, it discusses several recent advances of the theory and highlights challenges for the estimation. Although the general discussion still seems to be prevailed by Hall's early EIS estimates close to zero, we show that several deviations from the time-additive constant relative risk aversion model speak in favor of considerably higher values. Our treatment is supposed to provide researchers a hint at which parameter is a reasonable and incontrovertible choice for the calibration of models in macroeconomics and finance.
Alternative Specifications for Consumption and the Estimation of the Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution
Author: Paul Beaudry
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Category : Consumption (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Category : Consumption (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Consumption, Wealth, the Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution and Long-run Stock Market Returns
Author: Carlo A. Favero
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Category : Consumption (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 29
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Publisher:
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Category : Consumption (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 29
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