The retirement consumption conundrum: Evidence from a consumption survey

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 99
Issue: 3
Pages: 482-485

Authors (5)

Fisher, Jonathan D. (Government of the United State...) Johnson, David S. (not in RePEc) Marchand, Joseph (University of Alberta) Smeeding, Timothy M. (not in RePEc) Torrey, Barbara Boyle (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.201 = (α=2.01 / 5 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

Recent studies have shown that food consumption declines at retirement. We use broader definitions of consumption from the Consumer Expenditure Survey and find that the so-called retirement consumption puzzle is solved by using comprehensive consumption data.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:99:y:2008:i:3:p:482-485
Journal Field
General
Author Count
5
Added to Database
2026-01-25