Credit Constraints, Productivity Shocks and Consumption Volatility in Emerging Economies /

How does access to credit impact consumption volatility? Theory and evidence from advanced economies suggests that greater household access to finance smooths consumption. Evidence from emerging markets, where consumption is usually more volatile than income, indicates that financial reform further...

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1. Verfasser: Bhattacharya, Rudrani
Weitere Verfasser: Patnaik, Ila
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/120
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF