The absent-minded consumer:

We present evidence that many households have only a vague notion of what they are spending on various consumption items. We then develop a life-cycle model that captures this absent-mindedness'. The model generates precautionary spending, whereby absent-minded agents tend to consume more than...

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Hauptverfasser: Ameriks, John 1968- (VerfasserIn), Caplin, Andrew 1956- (VerfasserIn), Leahy, John Vincent (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2004
Schriftenreihe:Working paper series / National Bureau of Economic Research 10216
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Zusammenfassung:We present evidence that many households have only a vague notion of what they are spending on various consumption items. We then develop a life-cycle model that captures this absent-mindedness'. The model generates precautionary spending, whereby absent-minded agents tend to consume more than attentive ones. The model also predicts fluctuations over time in the level of attention, and thereby sheds new light on the sharp reduction in consumption both at retirement, and in cyclical downturns. Finally, we find patterns of attention in the data that are consistent with those predicted by the model.
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. 28 - 30
Beschreibung:33 S. 22 cm

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