Second-, third-, and higher-order consumption functions: a precautionary tale

DOI10.1016/j.jedc.2004.08.005zbMath1198.91110MaRDI QIDQ956439

James A. Feigenbaum

Publication date: 25 November 2008

Published in: Journal of Economic Dynamics \& Control (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2004.08.005

zbMATH Keywords

precautionary saving; skewness; perturbative methods; consumption function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

91B52: Special types of economic equilibria

91B64: Macroeconomic theory (monetary models, models of taxation)

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