U.S. Consumption after the 2008 Crisis /
U.S. household consumption declined sharply in late 2008, marking a departure from the trend of a steady increase in U.S. consumption as a share of income since the 1980s. Combining econometric and simulation analysis, we estimate that this departure will be sustained beyond the crisis: the U.S. hou...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2010.
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| Series: | IMF Staff Position Notes; Staff Position Note ;
No. 2010/001 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |