Lecture 8: Macro Approaches to Consumption Smoothing and Risk Sharing

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Description: This lecture continues the topic of consumption smoothing.

Instructor: Prof. Robert M. Townsend

Video Index

  • Summary of difficulties in consumption smoothing literature
  • Explanation of risk-sharing model
  • Classic lifecycle picture
  • Permanent income hypothesis

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