Saving and Uncertainty: The Precautionary Demand for Saving

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Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 1968
Volume: 82
Issue: 3
Pages: 465-473

Score contribution per author:

8.043 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

I. Introduction, 465. — II. A two period model of consumption, 466. — III. The effect of uncertainty on saving, 467. — IV. Decreasing risk aversion and precautionary saving, 468. — V. Speculations on the consumption function, 470. — VI. Conclusion, 472.

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RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:82:y:1968:i:3:p:465-473.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25