Buffer-stock saving in a Krusell–Smith world

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 132
Issue: C
Pages: 97-100

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0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

We modify the widely-used Krusell and Smith (1998) model (KS) to accommodate an income process with permanent and transitory components. Appropriately calibrated permanent shocks help explain a substantial part of the empirical wealth heterogeneity unexplained in the baseline KS model.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:132:y:2015:i:c:p:97-100
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25