Nonseparable Preferences, Fiscal Policy Puzzles, and Inferior Goods

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking
Year: 2009
Volume: 41
Issue: 2‐3
Pages: 443-450

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

Nonseparable preferences over consumption and leisure can generate an increase in private consumption in response to government spending, as found in the data, in a frictionless business cycle model. However, the conditions on preferences required for these result to obtain hold if and only if the consumption good is inferior. Similarly, positive co‐movement of consumption and hours worked occurs if and only if either consumption or leisure is inferior.

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RePEc Handle
repec:wly:jmoncb:v:41:y:2009:i:2-3:p:443-450
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
1
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2026-01-24