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okay so today we're going to continue
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okay so today we're going to continue
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okay so today we're going to continue
the topic of uh consumption smoothing I
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the topic of uh consumption smoothing I
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the topic of uh consumption smoothing I
mean this sort of sequence began with
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mean this sort of sequence began with
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mean this sort of sequence began with
the optimal allocation of risk bearing
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the optimal allocation of risk bearing
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the optimal allocation of risk bearing
and what you would see in the
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and what you would see in the
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and what you would see in the
data uh we saw the Benchmark was doing
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data uh we saw the Benchmark was doing
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data uh we saw the Benchmark was doing
well in many but not all cases and there
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well in many but not all cases and there
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well in many but not all cases and there
were some examples
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were some examples
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were some examples
where coefficients on income were higher
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where coefficients on income were higher
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where coefficients on income were higher
and and uh for certain occupations and
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and and uh for certain occupations and
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and and uh for certain occupations and
certain certain types of income
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certain certain types of income
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certain certain types of income
um uh then we took that same Benchmark
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um uh then we took that same Benchmark
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um uh then we took that same Benchmark
still uh clinging to it and uh looked at
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still uh clinging to it and uh looked at
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still uh clinging to it and uh looked at
a whole different kind of data
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a whole different kind of data
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a whole different kind of data
production data and we're going to come
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production data and we're going to come
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production data and we're going to come
back to it next time when we talk about
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back to it next time when we talk about
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back to it next time when we talk about
Labor Supply but while we're on the
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Labor Supply but while we're on the
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Labor Supply but while we're on the
subject of consumption and consumption
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subject of consumption and consumption
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subject of consumption and consumption
smoothing I thought it would be good to
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smoothing I thought it would be good to
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smoothing I thought it would be good to
go some through some alternative models
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go some through some alternative models
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go some through some alternative models
that are widely used and uh and
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that are widely used and uh and
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that are widely used and uh and
different data sets and give you a sense
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different data sets and give you a sense
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different data sets and give you a sense
of uh of what people do in the
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of uh of what people do in the
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of uh of what people do in the
literature um
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literature um
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literature um
so a lot of this has to do with the
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so a lot of this has to do with the
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so a lot of this has to do with the
permanent income model which is kind of
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permanent income model which is kind of
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permanent income model which is kind of
the uh basic sort of thing that people
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the uh basic sort of thing that people
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the uh basic sort of thing that people
rely on and fall back on constantly or
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rely on and fall back on constantly or
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rely on and fall back on constantly or
say consumption smoothing over the life
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say consumption smoothing over the life
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say consumption smoothing over the life
cycle
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cycle
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cycle
um these markets are not complete they
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um these markets are not complete they
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um these markets are not complete they
shut down a lot of the risk
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shut down a lot of the risk
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shut down a lot of the risk
contingencies allowing households to
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contingencies allowing households to
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contingencies allowing households to
trade only in risk-free bonds or maybe
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trade only in risk-free bonds or maybe
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trade only in risk-free bonds or maybe
uh you know have some other savings
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uh you know have some other savings
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uh you know have some other savings
account which cannot go below zero or
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account which cannot go below zero or
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account which cannot go below zero or
limited
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limited
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limited
credit uh the papers we're going to
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credit uh the papers we're going to
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credit uh the papers we're going to
cover first one there's one by Kaplan
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cover first one there's one by Kaplan
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cover first one there's one by Kaplan
and
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and
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and
violante which is going to look at the
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violante which is going to look at the
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violante which is going to look at the
degree of com con assumption through
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degree of com con assumption through
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degree of com con assumption through
smoothing from this Sim which is
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smoothing from this Sim which is
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smoothing from this Sim which is
standard incomplete Market model they're
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standard incomplete Market model they're
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standard incomplete Market model they're
also going to simulate it so
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also going to simulate it so
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also going to simulate it so
that using a two two purposes there uh
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that using a two two purposes there uh
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that using a two two purposes there uh
and we're going to look
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and we're going to look
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and we're going to look
at uh smoothing through the lens of that
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at uh smoothing through the lens of that
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at uh smoothing through the lens of that
model and in the data against permanent
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model and in the data against permanent
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model and in the data against permanent
shocks and transitory shocks this is a
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shocks and transitory shocks this is a
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shocks and transitory shocks this is a
language we have not been using so far
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language we have not been using so far
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language we have not been using so far
uh but it is standard language
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uh but it is standard language
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uh but it is standard language
in this other literature
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in this other literature
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in this other literature
um and look at how smoothing varies
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um and look at how smoothing varies
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um and look at how smoothing varies
against these various shocks varies over
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against these various shocks varies over
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against these various shocks varies over
the life cycle the that the elante paper
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the life cycle the that the elante paper
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the life cycle the that the elante paper
and others draw on this blundel pistar
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and others draw on this blundel pistar
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and others draw on this blundel pistar
and Preston uh method which is looking
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and Preston uh method which is looking
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and Preston uh method which is looking
at consumption and income uh data
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at consumption and income uh data
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at consumption and income uh data
um and in fact there is not typically a
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um and in fact there is not typically a
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um and in fact there is not typically a
very long time series in the US to use
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very long time series in the US to use
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very long time series in the US to use
the best is a PSID which used to only
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the best is a PSID which used to only
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the best is a PSID which used to only
have food so part of this paper is about
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have food so part of this paper is about
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have food so part of this paper is about
how to splice together two different
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how to splice together two different
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how to splice together two different
databases to create a longer panel um
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databases to create a longer panel um
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databases to create a longer panel um
and measure the degree of smoothing in
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and measure the degree of smoothing in
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and measure the degree of smoothing in
the data then we'll move to Deon and
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the data then we'll move to Deon and
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the data then we'll move to Deon and
Paxton which is the same overall topic
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Paxton which is the same overall topic
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Paxton which is the same overall topic
but actually uh quite interesting
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but actually uh quite interesting
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but actually uh quite interesting
because they're going to be looking more
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because they're going to be looking more
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because they're going to be looking more
at
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at
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at
the uh variance of consumption in
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the uh variance of consumption in
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the uh variance of consumption in
cross-sections uh which is an
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cross-sections uh which is an
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cross-sections uh which is an
implication of the models but you don't
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implication of the models but you don't
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implication of the models but you don't
need these panel you just need a bunch
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need these panel you just need a bunch
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need these panel you just need a bunch
of
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of
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of
cross-sections for various years so
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cross-sections for various years so
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cross-sections for various years so
effectively if it's representative you
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effectively if it's representative you
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effectively if it's representative you
can track people by
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can track people by
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can track people by
age um and again they do that through
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age um and again they do that through
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age um and again they do that through
permanent income model a buffer stock
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permanent income model a buffer stock
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permanent income model a buffer stock
model model with borrowing
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model model with borrowing
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model model with borrowing
constraints as well as in the background
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constraints as well as in the background
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constraints as well as in the background
the full insurance model and related to
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the full insurance model and related to
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the full insurance model and related to
things in the
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things in the
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things in the
data then there's this Campbell and Deon
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data then there's this Campbell and Deon
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data then there's this Campbell and Deon
paper uh which is about excess
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paper uh which is about excess
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paper uh which is about excess
smoothness and I kind of smile every
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smoothness and I kind of smile every
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smoothness and I kind of smile every
time I see this
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time I see this
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time I see this
title uh because from the standpoint of
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title uh because from the standpoint of
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title uh because from the standpoint of
the permanent income model you should
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the permanent income model you should
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the permanent income model you should
respond to you know shocks to permanent
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respond to you know shocks to permanent
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respond to you know shocks to permanent
income and uh
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income and uh
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income and uh
and uh and they see in the data that
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and uh and they see in the data that
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and uh and they see in the data that
consumption is smoother than that so
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consumption is smoother than that so
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consumption is smoother than that so
they call it excess smoothness now you
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they call it excess smoothness now you
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they call it excess smoothness now you
know my Smiles come from the fact that
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know my Smiles come from the fact that
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know my Smiles come from the fact that
they haven't considered the full you
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they haven't considered the full you
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they haven't considered the full you
know wrist sharing Benchmark which may
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know wrist sharing Benchmark which may
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know wrist sharing Benchmark which may
not fit perfectly well either but may be
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not fit perfectly well either but may be
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not fit perfectly well either but may be
part of the explanation in the
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part of the explanation in the
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part of the explanation in the
background
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background
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background
um and then finally we have this Krueger
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um and then finally we have this Krueger
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um and then finally we have this Krueger
and Parry paper
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and Parry paper
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and Parry paper
which looks at the US and Italian
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which looks at the US and Italian
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which looks at the US and Italian
data and I hope we get time to say a few
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data and I hope we get time to say a few
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data and I hope we get time to say a few
words about this today
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words about this today
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words about this today
because uh so I'll do this in the
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because uh so I'll do this in the
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because uh so I'll do this in the
recitation oh you're doing it in the
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recitation oh you're doing it in the
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recitation oh you're doing it in the
recitation okay uh
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so yeah I originally had this as part of
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so yeah I originally had this as part of
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so yeah I originally had this as part of
the primary lecture and then we thought
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the primary lecture and then we thought
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the primary lecture and then we thought
there wasn't enough time in class which
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there wasn't enough time in class which
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there wasn't enough time in class which
may yet turn out to be true and then
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may yet turn out to be true and then
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may yet turn out to be true and then
uh I looked at it again and I really
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uh I looked at it again and I really
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uh I looked at it again and I really
like it so I'm glad one way or the other
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like it so I'm glad one way or the other
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like it so I'm glad one way or the other
you're going to you're going to see it
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you're going to you're going to see it
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you're going to you're going to see it
something that's
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something that's
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something that's
fine maybe we'll get a lot of
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fine maybe we'll get a lot of
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fine maybe we'll get a lot of
questions okay
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um
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so so what's the problem well in the US
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so so what's the problem well in the US
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so so what's the problem well in the US
as I was saying we need longitudinal
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as I was saying we need longitudinal
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as I was saying we need longitudinal
data on consumption and income and and
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data on consumption and income and and
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data on consumption and income and and
uh on consumption we need a
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uh on consumption we need a
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uh on consumption we need a
comprehensive
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comprehensive
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comprehensive
measure uh you know no one's been
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measure uh you know no one's been
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measure uh you know no one's been
Gathering these kinds of data so how do
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Gathering these kinds of data so how do
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Gathering these kinds of data so how do
people cope with it they could use the
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people cope with it they could use the
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people cope with it they could use the
PS ID and just look at
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PS ID and just look at
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PS ID and just look at
Food
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Food
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Food
uh or they could look exclusively at the
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uh or they could look exclusively at the
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uh or they could look exclusively at the
consumer expenditure survey which has a
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consumer expenditure survey which has a
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consumer expenditure survey which has a
whole bunch of line items but people are
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whole bunch of line items but people are
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whole bunch of line items but people are
not in that sample for more than 3 or
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not in that sample for more than 3 or
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not in that sample for more than 3 or
four quarters ERS uh and uh or you could
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four quarters ERS uh and uh or you could
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four quarters ERS uh and uh or you could
sort of basically create these sythetic
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sort of basically create these sythetic
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sort of basically create these sythetic
cohorts uh by sort of extrapolating and
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cohorts uh by sort of extrapolating and
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cohorts uh by sort of extrapolating and
merging uh which is increasingly common
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merging uh which is increasingly common
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merging uh which is increasingly common
way to deal with a
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problem another way to sort of think
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problem another way to sort of think
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problem another way to sort of think
about this up front is uh
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about this up front is uh
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about this up front is uh
the these models are making a
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the these models are making a
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the these models are making a
distinction between permanent and
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distinction between permanent and
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distinction between permanent and
transitory shocks but we only see income
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transitory shocks but we only see income
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transitory shocks but we only see income
we don't see each of these different
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we don't see each of these different
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we don't see each of these different
kinds of shocks
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kinds of shocks
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kinds of shocks
individually so what to do about that
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individually so what to do about that
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individually so what to do about that
well you could ignore it and just look
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well you could ignore it and just look
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well you could ignore it and just look
at the response to total income change
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at the response to total income change
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at the response to total income change
which is kind of what we've been doing
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which is kind of what we've been doing
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which is kind of what we've been doing
actually in the development uh data
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actually in the development uh data
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actually in the development uh data
sets uh you could use
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sets uh you could use
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sets uh you could use
proxies for permanent versus transitory
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proxies for permanent versus transitory
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proxies for permanent versus transitory
shocks for example disability might
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shocks for example disability might
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shocks for example disability might
rightly be thought of as a rather
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rightly be thought of as a rather
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rightly be thought of as a rather
permanent shock uh short-term
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permanent shock uh short-term
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permanent shock uh short-term
unemployment might be thought of as a
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unemployment might be thought of as a
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unemployment might be thought of as a
transitory shock so that's another way
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transitory shock so that's another way
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transitory shock so that's another way
to try to to deal with a
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to try to to deal with a
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to try to to deal with a
problem uh and then there's sort of a
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problem uh and then there's sort of a
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problem uh and then there's sort of a
Public Finance Tax
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Public Finance Tax
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Public Finance Tax
literature different people assume
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literature different people assume
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literature different people assume
different things about different kind of
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different things about different kind of
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different things about different kind of
taxes some taxes assume to be permanent
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taxes some taxes assume to be permanent
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taxes some taxes assume to be permanent
others assume to be transitory and then
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others assume to be transitory and then
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others assume to be transitory and then
you kind of see how households react to
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that so the uh Benchmark model people
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that so the uh Benchmark model people
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that so the uh Benchmark model people
use for saying quote how much insurance
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use for saying quote how much insurance
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use for saying quote how much insurance
is there in actually in the data is this
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is there in actually in the data is this
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is there in actually in the data is this
blondel uh pistar Preston paper I doubt
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blondel uh pistar Preston paper I doubt
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blondel uh pistar Preston paper I doubt
if we'll get to that today it is in the
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if we'll get to that today it is in the
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if we'll get to that today it is in the
appendix so I have it in the
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appendix so I have it in the
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appendix so I have it in the
slides uh time permitting uh but it's
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slides uh time permitting uh but it's
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slides uh time permitting uh but it's
basically a covariance decomposition of
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basically a covariance decomposition of
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basically a covariance decomposition of
the income and consumption
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the income and consumption
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the income and consumption
process um so that's the quote view of
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process um so that's the quote view of
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process um so that's the quote view of
the data then for the models you start
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the data then for the models you start
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the data then for the models you start
with the standard incomplete markets
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with the standard incomplete markets
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with the standard incomplete markets
model assuming no access to contingent
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model assuming no access to contingent
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model assuming no access to contingent
claims but allowing some kind of
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claims but allowing some kind of
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claims but allowing some kind of
insurance uh through buying and selling
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insurance uh through buying and selling
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insurance uh through buying and selling
bonds now let me pause for a second just
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bonds now let me pause for a second just
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bonds now let me pause for a second just
in case it's not
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in case it's not
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in case it's not
clear and this literature uses confusing
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clear and this literature uses confusing
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clear and this literature uses confusing
language actually if you thought about a
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language actually if you thought about a
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language actually if you thought about a
household in isolation or a business you
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household in isolation or a business you
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household in isolation or a business you
know they have ups and downs of income
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know they have ups and downs of income
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know they have ups and downs of income
and it's clear that by you know saving
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and it's clear that by you know saving
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and it's clear that by you know saving
you kind of smooth off the Peaks so that
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you kind of smooth off the Peaks so that
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you kind of smooth off the Peaks so that
higher income does not make its way into
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higher income does not make its way into
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higher income does not make its way into
consumption and uh likewise in The
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consumption and uh likewise in The
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consumption and uh likewise in The
Valleys when income is really low you
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Valleys when income is really low you
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Valleys when income is really low you
can carry forward that savings to that
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can carry forward that savings to that
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can carry forward that savings to that
spot or bar
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spot or bar
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spot or bar
which makes the valley less deep so
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which makes the valley less deep so
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which makes the valley less deep so
consumption is smooth to a large degree
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consumption is smooth to a large degree
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consumption is smooth to a large degree
but not
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but not
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but not
completely against these
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completely against these
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completely against these
fluctuations now what's the difference
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fluctuations now what's the difference
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fluctuations now what's the difference
between that and the full risk sharing
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between that and the full risk sharing
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between that and the full risk sharing
model well the idea there is that you
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model well the idea there is that you
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model well the idea there is that you
don't have not everyone's facing
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don't have not everyone's facing
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don't have not everyone's facing
idiosyncratic and transitory shocks at
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idiosyncratic and transitory shocks at
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idiosyncratic and transitory shocks at
the same time so as in the Rocky
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the same time so as in the Rocky
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the same time so as in the Rocky
Mountains diagram you know Peaks and
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Mountains diagram you know Peaks and
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Mountains diagram you know Peaks and
valleys come at different stages and
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valleys come at different stages and
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valleys come at different stages and
even after
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even after
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even after
you act as if a household would do
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you act as if a household would do
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you act as if a household would do
everything that it could on its own
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everything that it could on its own
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everything that it could on its own
you're still left left with this
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you're still left left with this
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you're still left left with this
asynchronous timing so what the RIS
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asynchronous timing so what the RIS
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asynchronous timing so what the RIS
sharing model is basically doing is
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sharing model is basically doing is
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sharing model is basically doing is
transferring consumption around in the
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transferring consumption around in the
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transferring consumption around in the
crosssection to get even flatter
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crosssection to get even flatter
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crosssection to get even flatter
consumption and the only thing that
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consumption and the only thing that
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consumption and the only thing that
would be left then if you believe the
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would be left then if you believe the
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would be left then if you believe the
forris sharing model are those shocks
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forris sharing model are those shocks
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forris sharing model are those shocks
that basically somehow get left in
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that basically somehow get left in
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that basically somehow get left in
aggregate consumption after all that
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aggregate consumption after all that
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aggregate consumption after all that
smoothing the only part of the Peaks and
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smoothing the only part of the Peaks and
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smoothing the only part of the Peaks and
valleys that's common across all the
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valleys that's common across all the
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valleys that's common across all the
households would be left and everything
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households would be left and everything
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households would be left and everything
else would be flattened out so this
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else would be flattened out so this
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else would be flattened out so this
literature you know it's true that you
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literature you know it's true that you
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literature you know it's true that you
can do an enormous amount of smoothing
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can do an enormous amount of smoothing
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can do an enormous amount of smoothing
by borrowing and
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by borrowing and
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by borrowing and
lending but it is not true that you can
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lending but it is not true that you can
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lending but it is not true that you can
do everything that would be possible
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do everything that would be possible
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do everything that would be possible
with with greater amounts of insurance
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with with greater amounts of insurance
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with with greater amounts of insurance
anyway so they start with the standard
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anyway so they start with the standard
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anyway so they start with the standard
note that we standard it's standard for
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note that we standard it's standard for
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note that we standard it's standard for
the certain branches of the macro
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the certain branches of the macro
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the certain branches of the macro
literature in complete Marcus literature
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literature in complete Marcus literature
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literature in complete Marcus literature
uh now you may or may not put on a life
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uh now you may or may not put on a life
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uh now you may or may not put on a life
cycle to be realistic you'd say the
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cycle to be realistic you'd say the
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cycle to be realistic you'd say the
household faces a stochastic probability
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household faces a stochastic probability
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household faces a stochastic probability
of dying and
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of dying and
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of dying and
uh
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uh
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uh
um that makes them more and more
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um that makes them more and more
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um that makes them more and more
vulnerable as they get older and older
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vulnerable as they get older and older
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vulnerable as they get older and older
in some sense because they can't smooth
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in some sense because they can't smooth
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in some sense because they can't smooth
it out into or they have to frontload
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it out into or they have to frontload
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it out into or they have to frontload
stuff into savings to be able to cope
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stuff into savings to be able to cope
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stuff into savings to be able to cope
with fluctuations as they get older so
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with fluctuations as they get older so
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with fluctuations as they get older so
it does matter whether the Horizon is
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it does matter whether the Horizon is
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it does matter whether the Horizon is
infinite or
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infinite or
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infinite or
finite uh there are permanent and
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finite uh there are permanent and
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finite uh there are permanent and
transitory shocks to earnings while they
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transitory shocks to earnings while they
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transitory shocks to earnings while they
earn but if it's a life cycle model and
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earn but if it's a life cycle model and
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earn but if it's a life cycle model and
as in the US where there is literally
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as in the US where there is literally
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as in the US where there is literally
retirement then you know earnings go to
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retirement then you know earnings go to
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retirement then you know earnings go to
zero now you may have some income stream
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zero now you may have some income stream
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zero now you may have some income stream
from Social Security and these guys will
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from Social Security and these guys will
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from Social Security and these guys will
load that
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load that
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load that
in uh and you may have some assets
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in uh and you may have some assets
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in uh and you may have some assets
you've put in a a pension fund which has
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you've put in a a pension fund which has
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you've put in a a pension fund which has
kind of an insurance component to it in
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kind of an insurance component to it in
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kind of an insurance component to it in
the sense that you're getting a income
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the sense that you're getting a income
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the sense that you're getting a income
stream from the
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stream from the
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stream from the
pension uh but averaging
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pension uh but averaging
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pension uh but averaging
over the mortality risk in the
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over the mortality risk in the
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over the mortality risk in the
population so there's a bit of insurance
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population so there's a bit of insurance
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population so there's a bit of insurance
and standard Pension
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funds uh another version has uh
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funds uh another version has uh
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funds uh another version has uh
borrowing limits there's something
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borrowing limits there's something
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borrowing limits there's something
called the natural borrowing limit or
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called the natural borrowing limit or
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called the natural borrowing limit or
the the zero zero is obvious you can't
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the the zero zero is obvious you can't
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the the zero zero is obvious you can't
borrow anything at all or you'll put
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borrow anything at all or you'll put
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borrow anything at all or you'll put
just a bound can borrow 10% of your
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just a bound can borrow 10% of your
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just a bound can borrow 10% of your
assets or your income the the natural
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assets or your income the the natural
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assets or your income the the natural
borrowing limit is something like
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borrowing limit is something like
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borrowing limit is something like
this you always have to repay your debt
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this you always have to repay your debt
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this you always have to repay your debt
so you can't borrow more than what you
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so you can't borrow more than what you
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so you can't borrow more than what you
could repay in the worst possible income
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could repay in the worst possible income
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could repay in the worst possible income
realization in the
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realization in the
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realization in the
future and then it matters a lot what
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future and then it matters a lot what
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future and then it matters a lot what
you're assuming about the income process
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you're assuming about the income process
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you're assuming about the income process
right if there's a small chance of of
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right if there's a small chance of of
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right if there's a small chance of of
zero income and your debt is due in
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zero income and your debt is due in
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zero income and your debt is due in
that situation then effectively you
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that situation then effectively you
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that situation then effectively you
can't borrow at all so it's a rather
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can't borrow at all so it's a rather
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can't borrow at all so it's a rather
stringent
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Criterion and then they'll take C you'll
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Criterion and then they'll take C you'll
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Criterion and then they'll take C you'll
see Klan and viilante then take the
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see Klan and viilante then take the
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see Klan and viilante then take the
model and uh and they simulate hence the
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model and uh and they simulate hence the
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model and uh and they simulate hence the
Sim artificial data from the model
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Sim artificial data from the model
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Sim artificial data from the model
itself
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itself
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itself
now
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now
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now
um there's two reasons for doing that
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um there's two reasons for doing that
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um there's two reasons for doing that
first of all this blundel pesari PR
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first of all this blundel pesari PR
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first of all this blundel pesari PR
Preston
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Preston
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Preston
paper uh is doing something with the
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paper uh is doing something with the
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paper uh is doing something with the
data it's not a direct look at the data
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data it's not a direct look at the data
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data it's not a direct look at the data
but the summary statistics come from
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but the summary statistics come from
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but the summary statistics come from
this BPP algorithm so they want us if
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this BPP algorithm so they want us if
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this BPP algorithm so they want us if
you want a common ground which is what's
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you want a common ground which is what's
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you want a common ground which is what's
in the data through BPP then let's look
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in the data through BPP then let's look
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in the data through BPP then let's look
at the data generated by the model
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at the data generated by the model
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at the data generated by the model
through BPP and compare apples to
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through BPP and compare apples to
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through BPP and compare apples to
apples
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apples
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apples
uh on the other hand when you have a
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uh on the other hand when you have a
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uh on the other hand when you have a
model and you simulated it that that is
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model and you simulated it that that is
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model and you simulated it that that is
the reality you know
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the reality you know
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the reality you know
exactly what the economy is like so you
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exactly what the economy is like so you
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exactly what the economy is like so you
know they also use this pickup
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know they also use this pickup
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know they also use this pickup
distortions where BPP is kind of giving
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distortions where BPP is kind of giving
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distortions where BPP is kind of giving
you a summary statistic of the degree of
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you a summary statistic of the degree of
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you a summary statistic of the degree of
insurance which is not actually what's
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insurance which is not actually what's
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insurance which is not actually what's
going on in the underlying model so they
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going on in the underlying model so they
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going on in the underlying model so they
use this to look at the biases or what
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use this to look at the biases or what
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use this to look at the biases or what
can generate the bias the intuition
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can generate the bias the intuition
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can generate the bias the intuition
there is pretty
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there is pretty
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there is pretty
straightforward you know zero borrowing
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straightforward you know zero borrowing
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straightforward you know zero borrowing
uh or limits to borrowing are like a
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uh or limits to borrowing are like a
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uh or limits to borrowing are like a
corner and you're either constrained or
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corner and you're either constrained or
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corner and you're either constrained or
you're not constrained so that's that's
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you're not constrained so that's that's
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you're not constrained so that's that's
a
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a
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a
nonlinearity whereas BPP algorithm is
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nonlinearity whereas BPP algorithm is
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nonlinearity whereas BPP algorithm is
basically linear so so the distortions
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basically linear so so the distortions
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basically linear so so the distortions
get introduced by you
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get introduced by you
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get introduced by you
know the more likely you are to be hit
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know the more likely you are to be hit
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know the more likely you are to be hit
Corners the more the higher the
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Corners the more the higher the
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Corners the more the higher the
Distortion
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Distortion
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Distortion
is
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okay
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okay
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okay
so the uh standard incomplete markets
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so the uh standard incomplete markets
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so the uh standard incomplete markets
model generates an insurance coefficient
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model generates an insurance coefficient
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model generates an insurance coefficient
for transitory shocks of
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for transitory shocks of
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for transitory shocks of
94%
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94%
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94%
uh in the natural borrowing constraint
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uh in the natural borrowing constraint
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uh in the natural borrowing constraint
economy or 82% in the zero borrowing
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economy or 82% in the zero borrowing
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economy or 82% in the zero borrowing
constraint economy now that's a
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constraint economy now that's a
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constraint economy now that's a
coefficient for insurance so that's a
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coefficient for insurance so that's a
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coefficient for insurance so that's a
good thing you know be careful you don't
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good thing you know be careful you don't
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good thing you know be careful you don't
get flipped around because we've been
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get flipped around because we've been
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get flipped around because we've been
looking
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looking
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looking
at the degree to which consumption
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at the degree to which consumption
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at the degree to which consumption
fluctuates with income you so you start
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fluctuates with income you so you start
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fluctuates with income you so you start
to think High numbers are bad but this
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to think High numbers are bad but this
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to think High numbers are bad but this
is one minus that okay so for them high
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is one minus that okay so for them high
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is one minus that okay so for them high
numbers means insurance which means a
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numbers means insurance which means a
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numbers means insurance which means a
good thing those are numbers you know
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good thing those are numbers you know
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good thing those are numbers you know
9482 compared to the BPP run on the
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9482 compared to the BPP run on the
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9482 compared to the BPP run on the
actual data which is 95 so that's
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actual data which is 95 so that's
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actual data which is 95 so that's
excellent
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excellent
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excellent
fit uh but when they look at the
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fit uh but when they look at the
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fit uh but when they look at the
insurance Co coefficient for permanent
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insurance Co coefficient for permanent
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insurance Co coefficient for permanent
shocks it's 22 or 7% depending in the
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shocks it's 22 or 7% depending in the
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shocks it's 22 or 7% depending in the
model what you assume about credit but
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model what you assume about credit but
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model what you assume about credit but
in the actual data it's uh 36% and here
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in the actual data it's uh 36% and here
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in the actual data it's uh 36% and here
already you're seeing you know this
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already you're seeing you know this
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already you're seeing you know this
recurrent theme that there's better
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recurrent theme that there's better
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recurrent theme that there's better
smoothing against even the permanent
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smoothing against even the permanent
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smoothing against even the permanent
shocks in the data than than these
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shocks in the data than than these
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shocks in the data than than these
models
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models
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models
allow and then if you looked at the life
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allow and then if you looked at the life
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allow and then if you looked at the life
cycle uh through the lens of the model
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cycle uh through the lens of the model
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cycle uh through the lens of the model
you would see better insurance as people
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you would see better insurance as people
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you would see better insurance as people
get
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get
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get
older but in the data it's not there
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older but in the data it's not there
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older but in the data it's not there
there's no age profile in the data so uh
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there's no age profile in the data so uh
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there's no age profile in the data so uh
the so the model another way to say this
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the so the model another way to say this
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the so the model another way to say this
is generating too much consumption
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is generating too much consumption
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is generating too much consumption
smoothing for the for the older workers
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smoothing for the for the older workers
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smoothing for the for the older workers
relative to the data or too little
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relative to the data or too little
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relative to the data or too little
smoothing for workers in the early stage
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smoothing for workers in the early stage
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smoothing for workers in the early stage
of their life cycle relative to the data
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of their life cycle relative to the data
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of their life cycle relative to the data
now if you're skeptical you've got to be
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now if you're skeptical you've got to be
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now if you're skeptical you've got to be
skeptical about BPP because it's
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skeptical about BPP because it's
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skeptical about BPP because it's
supposed to be quote a fact that they're
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supposed to be quote a fact that they're
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supposed to be quote a fact that they're
finding we'll look at some of that data
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finding we'll look at some of that data
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finding we'll look at some of that data
though
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though
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though
through the lens of the cross-sectional
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through the lens of the cross-sectional
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through the lens of the cross-sectional
distributions when we get to Deton and
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distributions when we get to Deton and
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distributions when we get to Deton and
taxon and then you'll kind of see
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taxon and then you'll kind of see
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taxon and then you'll kind of see
something else and I haven't thought
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something else and I haven't thought
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something else and I haven't thought
about how to reconcile that
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about how to reconcile that
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about how to reconcile that
yet um this is what I said about the
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yet um this is what I said about the
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yet um this is what I said about the
reliability when they simulate and use
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reliability when they simulate and use
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reliability when they simulate and use
the data from the model it's fine for
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the data from the model it's fine for
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the data from the model it's fine for
the transitory shocks
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the transitory shocks
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the transitory shocks
largely um but it tends to underestimate
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largely um but it tends to underestimate
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largely um but it tends to underestimate
the true coefficient for the permanent
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the true coefficient for the permanent
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the true coefficient for the permanent
shocks uh well that's actually making
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shocks uh well that's actually making
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shocks uh well that's actually making
the situation worse because then the BPP
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the situation worse because then the BPP
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the situation worse because then the BPP
measure which shows good insurance for
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measure which shows good insurance for
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measure which shows good insurance for
the permanent shocks is a lower bound
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the permanent shocks is a lower bound
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the permanent shocks is a lower bound
estimate of the actual Insurance in the
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estimate of the actual Insurance in the
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estimate of the actual Insurance in the
data so there's an even greater
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data so there's an even greater
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data so there's an even greater
Divergence yes um can I just make sure I
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Divergence yes um can I just make sure I
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Divergence yes um can I just make sure I
understood so in the data we see changes
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understood so in the data we see changes
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understood so in the data we see changes
in
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in
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in
how I smooth over the life cycle but in
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how I smooth over the life cycle but in
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how I smooth over the life cycle but in
the model we don't see any changes or
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the model we don't see any changes or
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the model we don't see any changes or
have I got it wrong way around no it's
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have I got it wrong way around no it's
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have I got it wrong way around no it's
it's almost the other way around okay
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it's almost the other way around okay
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it's almost the other way around okay
right yeah right so the model we see
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right yeah right so the model we see
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right yeah right so the model we see
this profile but real life we don't see
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this profile but real life we don't see
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this profile but real life we don't see
any so that that seems kind of
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any so that that seems kind of
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any so that that seems kind of
counterintuitive I guess to us wouldn't
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counterintuitive I guess to us wouldn't
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counterintuitive I guess to us wouldn't
we expect oh maybe I'm maybe I'm
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we expect oh maybe I'm maybe I'm
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we expect oh maybe I'm maybe I'm
thinking of a different
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thinking of a different
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thinking of a different
model well yeah the problem is
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taking the model is gener
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taking the model is gener
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taking the model is gener
generating differences by age because of
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generating differences by age because of
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generating differences by age because of
the life cycle but the data does not
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the life cycle but the data does not
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the life cycle but the data does not
show that so that's why you get this
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show that so that's why you get this
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show that so that's why you get this
sort of oddl looking
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sort of oddl looking
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sort of oddl looking
statement
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statement
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statement
uh that looks like it's more criticism
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uh that looks like it's more criticism
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uh that looks like it's more criticism
of the model but it's of the model
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of the model but it's of the model
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of the model but it's of the model
relative to the flat data yeah so you
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relative to the flat data yeah so you
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relative to the flat data yeah so you
know I mean someone once said if if the
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know I mean someone once said if if the
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know I mean someone once said if if the
data don't fit the model it must be
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data don't fit the model it must be
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data don't fit the model it must be
something wrong with the
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something wrong with the
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something wrong with the
data
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data
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data
so you know we're feeling that pressure
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here I didn't say that
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uh
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uh
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uh
okay now how can you get more smoothing
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okay now how can you get more smoothing
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okay now how can you get more smoothing
uh to generate you know less sensitivity
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uh of consumption to these permanent
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uh of consumption to these permanent
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uh of consumption to these permanent
shocks
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shocks
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shocks
um
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um
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um
because again
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because again
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because again
there's say to get turned around so
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there's say to get turned around so
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there's say to get turned around so
easily there's more smoothing in the
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easily there's more smoothing in the
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easily there's more smoothing in the
data than in the model so you want the
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data than in the model so you want the
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data than in the model so you want the
model to allow more smoothing to catch
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model to allow more smoothing to catch
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model to allow more smoothing to catch
up to the data and uh one thing you
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up to the data and uh one thing you
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up to the data and uh one thing you
could do is give households a little
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could do is give households a little
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could do is give households a little
more information about the future and
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more information about the future and
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more information about the future and
then the idea you know it's a smoothing
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then the idea you know it's a smoothing
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then the idea you know it's a smoothing
model so you know if they know things
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model so you know if they know things
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model so you know if they know things
are going to get better or worse they
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are going to get better or worse they
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are going to get better or worse they
can take actions now uh and adjust
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can take actions now uh and adjust
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can take actions now uh and adjust
consumption so the overall profile that
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consumption so the overall profile that
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consumption so the overall profile that
would result would be smoother if they
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would result would be smoother if they
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would result would be smoother if they
could anticipate future income rather
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could anticipate future income rather
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could anticipate future income rather
than having to
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than having to
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than having to
react to you know sudden
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react to you know sudden
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react to you know sudden
information uh and a close cousin of
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information uh and a close cousin of
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information uh and a close cousin of
that is
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that is
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that is
to uh is to move away from some random
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to uh is to move away from some random
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to uh is to move away from some random
walk to put in some you know serially
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walk to put in some you know serially
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walk to put in some you know serially
correlated uh income process uh and that
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correlated uh income process uh and that
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correlated uh income process uh and that
actually does a better job in
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actually does a better job in
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actually does a better job in
getting getting the model to match the
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getting getting the model to match the
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getting getting the model to match the
data
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data
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data
um as I said you know so far in this
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um as I said you know so far in this
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um as I said you know so far in this
class we haven't talked too too much
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class we haven't talked too too much
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class we haven't talked too too much
about these income processes but it's
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about these income processes but it's
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about these income processes but it's
really front and center here uh what you
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really front and center here uh what you
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really front and center here uh what you
assume about a income process is it IID
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assume about a income process is it IID
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assume about a income process is it IID
is it auto regressive you know for that
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is it auto regressive you know for that
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is it auto regressive you know for that
matter with high frequency data what
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matter with high frequency data what
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matter with high frequency data what
about the seasonality and
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about the seasonality and
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about the seasonality and
everything
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everything
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everything
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um it makes you aware of the both the
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um it makes you aware of the both the
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um it makes you aware of the both the
great strength and vulnerability of the
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great strength and vulnerability of the
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great strength and vulnerability of the
risk sharing model which says it doesn't
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risk sharing model which says it doesn't
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risk sharing model which says it doesn't
matter what time it is or what state it
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matter what time it is or what state it
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matter what time it is or what state it
is just add up total consumption and
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is just add up total consumption and
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is just add up total consumption and
smooth it out there's a fixed static
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smooth it out there's a fixed static
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smooth it out there's a fixed static
rule for allocating risk you know there
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rule for allocating risk you know there
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rule for allocating risk you know there
could be predictable periodic seasonal
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could be predictable periodic seasonal
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could be predictable periodic seasonal
fluctuations or Trends in income it
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fluctuations or Trends in income it
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fluctuations or Trends in income it
doesn't matter for the risk sharing
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doesn't matter for the risk sharing
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doesn't matter for the risk sharing
model but here with incomplete models it
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model but here with incomplete models it
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model but here with incomplete models it
matters much more
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matters much more
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matters much more
because you said that Two Is Better Than
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because you said that Two Is Better Than
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because you said that Two Is Better Than
One like if it's AR is going be better
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One like if it's AR is going be better
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One like if it's AR is going be better
than predicting the future but like AR
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than predicting the future but like AR
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than predicting the future but like AR
is this to a degree is also ability to
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is this to a degree is also ability to
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is this to a degree is also ability to
predict the future right yeah it's very
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predict the future right yeah it's very
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predict the future right yeah it's very
related so there's something else from
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related so there's something else from
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related so there's something else from
the AR that's making it better is it
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the AR that's making it better is it
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the AR that's making it better is it
because there are I guess there are
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because there are I guess there are
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because there are I guess there are
other ways to predict the future like in
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other ways to predict the future like in
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other ways to predict the future like in
even if the process itself is not Auto
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even if the process itself is not Auto
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even if the process itself is not Auto
regressive you could get signals about
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regressive you could get signals about
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regressive you could get signals about
what it's going to be in the future
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what it's going to be in the future
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what it's going to be in the future
that's not as good as that's what the
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that's not as good as that's what the
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that's not as good as that's what the
claim is yeah that's what they
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claim is yeah that's what they
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claim is yeah that's what they
find um okay so here's the model finally
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find um okay so here's the model finally
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find um okay so here's the model finally
there's no aggregate uncertainty
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there's no aggregate uncertainty
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there's no aggregate uncertainty
um agents work until
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um agents work until
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um agents work until
retirement but they don't die then
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retirement but they don't die then
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retirement but they don't die then
there's a probability C of
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there's a probability C of
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there's a probability C of
surviving uh
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surviving uh
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surviving uh
this
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this
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this
is I guess you know retirement is a
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is I guess you know retirement is a
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is I guess you know retirement is a
really bad thing because uh if you don't
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really bad thing because uh if you don't
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really bad thing because uh if you don't
retire you're going to live with
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retire you're going to live with
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retire you're going to live with
probability one so anyway this is a a
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probability one so anyway this is a a
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probability one so anyway this is a a
simplification uh so they only they only
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simplification uh so they only they only
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simplification uh so they only they only
start using these Actuarial
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start using these Actuarial
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start using these Actuarial
tables uh after age 60 or 65 whatever
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tables uh after age 60 or 65 whatever
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tables uh after age 60 or 65 whatever
they put in for retirement age uh so
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they put in for retirement age uh so
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they put in for retirement age uh so
it's maximizing discounted expected
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it's maximizing discounted expected
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it's maximizing discounted expected
utility common utility
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utility common utility
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utility common utility
function we've been doing a lot of that
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function we've been doing a lot of that
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function we've been doing a lot of that
too beta is the standard discount rate
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too beta is the standard discount rate
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too beta is the standard discount rate
exceed is this you know you only get the
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exceed is this you know you only get the
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exceed is this you know you only get the
utility if you're alive basically so
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utility if you're alive basically so
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utility if you're alive basically so
that's a standard adjustment to the
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that's a standard adjustment to the
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that's a standard adjustment to the
discount rate the income process is
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discount rate the income process is
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discount rate the income process is
uh a bit complicated first of all
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uh a bit complicated first of all
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uh a bit complicated first of all
there's a possible non-stochastic
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there's a possible non-stochastic
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there's a possible non-stochastic
Trend uh sort of the deterministic part
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Trend uh sort of the deterministic part
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Trend uh sort of the deterministic part
which could move income along with t and
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which could move income along with t and
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which could move income along with t and
then you have income quote standard
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then you have income quote standard
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then you have income quote standard
here's the decomposition income is equal
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here's the decomposition income is equal
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here's the decomposition income is equal
to Z which is this permanent thing in
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to Z which is this permanent thing in
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to Z which is this permanent thing in
this case entirely a random walk and
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this case entirely a random walk and
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this case entirely a random walk and
Epsilon which is
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Epsilon which is
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Epsilon which is
the IID transitory shock okay so these
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the IID transitory shock okay so these
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the IID transitory shock okay so these
papers use different notation and this
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papers use different notation and this
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papers use different notation and this
paper Z is permanent and Epsilon is
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paper Z is permanent and Epsilon is
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paper Z is permanent and Epsilon is
transitory and Ada is another shock and
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transitory and Ada is another shock and
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transitory and Ada is another shock and
that's the shock to permanent income
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that's the shock to permanent income
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that's the shock to permanent income
basically you
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basically you
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basically you
know so in expectation you expect your
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know so in expectation you expect your
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know so in expectation you expect your
income to be what it was you expect the
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income to be what it was you expect the
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income to be what it was you expect the
permanent part of your income to be
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permanent part of your income to be
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permanent part of your income to be
exactly what it was last period but this
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exactly what it was last period but this
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exactly what it was last period but this
thing will move move that
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thing will move move that
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thing will move move that
around and then these have variances
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around and then these have variances
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around and then these have variances
Sigma Ada Sigma
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Sigma Ada Sigma
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Sigma Ada Sigma
Epsilon uh the budget constraint again
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Epsilon uh the budget constraint again
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Epsilon uh the budget constraint again
is like this Bond Bond uh which you may
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is like this Bond Bond uh which you may
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is like this Bond Bond uh which you may
or may not be able to short so you know
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or may not be able to short so you know
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or may not be able to short so you know
you've got your assets from last
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you've got your assets from last
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you've got your assets from last
period That's earning
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period That's earning
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period That's earning
interest plus your income so this is
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interest plus your income so this is
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interest plus your income so this is
like your disposable income which you
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like your disposable income which you
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like your disposable income which you
can spend on
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can spend on
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can spend on
consumption and assets going forward you
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consumption and assets going forward you
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consumption and assets going forward you
know watch the subscripts of the jve you
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know watch the subscripts of the jve you
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know watch the subscripts of the jve you
crazy it does me you know this is dated
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crazy it does me you know this is dated
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crazy it does me you know this is dated
uh t plus one but it's decided on a t
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uh t plus one but it's decided on a t
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uh t plus one but it's decided on a t
and consumption is also decided on a t
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and consumption is also decided on a t
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and consumption is also decided on a t
so in some of these formulas you're
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so in some of these formulas you're
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so in some of these formulas you're
going to see a mysterious interest rate
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going to see a mysterious interest rate
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going to see a mysterious interest rate
adjustment and it has to do with you
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adjustment and it has to do with you
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adjustment and it has to do with you
know this sort of Convention of the
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know this sort of Convention of the
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know this sort of Convention of the
timing uh this looks the same except as
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timing uh this looks the same except as
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timing uh this looks the same except as
I said it's like a pension fund in your
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I said it's like a pension fund in your
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I said it's like a pension fund in your
assets so effectively you know this gets
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assets so effectively you know this gets
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assets so effectively you know this gets
adjusted um you're it's not like
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adjusted um you're it's not like
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adjusted um you're it's not like
everyone has their own individual
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everyone has their own individual
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everyone has their own individual
retirement account which you draw down
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retirement account which you draw down
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retirement account which you draw down
there's a pool of money there some
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there's a pool of money there some
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there's a pool of money there some
people continue to live and some don't
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people continue to live and some don't
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people continue to live and some don't
and so you know those in other words if
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and so you know those in other words if
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and so you know those in other words if
you're quote lucky and you keep living
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you're quote lucky and you keep living
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you're quote lucky and you keep living
you could actually draw more from the
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you could actually draw more from the
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you could actually draw more from the
fund than your than what you put in
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fund than your than what you put in
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fund than your than what you put in
there and and this is a very convenient
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there and and this is a very convenient
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there and and this is a very convenient
way to kind of
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way to kind of
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way to kind of
adjust
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adjust
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adjust
um okay oh and if you're hired you get
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um okay oh and if you're hired you get
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um okay oh and if you're hired you get
you know your Social Security
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you know your Social Security
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you know your Social Security
benefits uh they're going to put some
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benefits uh they're going to put some
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benefits uh they're going to put some
numbers in here from the life cycle
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numbers in here from the life cycle
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numbers in here from the life cycle
literature and other sources uh using
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literature and other sources uh using
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literature and other sources uh using
various you know us data sets and I'm
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various you know us data sets and I'm
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various you know us data sets and I'm
not going to dwell on the numbers but
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not going to dwell on the numbers but
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not going to dwell on the numbers but
this is a classic
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this is a classic
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this is a classic
picture of the life
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picture of the life
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picture of the life
cycle
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cycle
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cycle
so here are the
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so here are the
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so here are the
earnings going up you guys are down here
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earnings going up you guys are down here
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earnings going up you guys are down here
somewhere
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somewhere
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somewhere
uh on average you you can expect to do
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uh on average you you can expect to do
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uh on average you you can expect to do
better
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better
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better
eventually uh and then you you get to be
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eventually uh and then you you get to be
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eventually uh and then you you get to be
60 and it doesn't go to zero that's if
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60 and it doesn't go to zero that's if
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60 and it doesn't go to zero that's if
you were a US citizen that's where you
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you were a US citizen that's where you
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you were a US citizen that's where you
start drawing well actually it's you
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start drawing well actually it's you
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start drawing well actually it's you
just be an immigrant you start drawing
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just be an immigrant you start drawing
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just be an immigrant you start drawing
uh Social Security benefits now with
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uh Social Security benefits now with
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uh Social Security benefits now with
this profile you try to keep consumption
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this profile you try to keep consumption
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this profile you try to keep consumption
steady
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steady
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steady
you know now it's not completely flat it
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you know now it's not completely flat it
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you know now it's not completely flat it
just looks flat relative to everything
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just looks flat relative to everything
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just looks flat relative to everything
else on this diagram it's it's actually
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else on this diagram it's it's actually
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else on this diagram it's it's actually
increasing somewhat um but but you know
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increasing somewhat um but but you know
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increasing somewhat um but but you know
the goal of the life cycle smoothing is
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the goal of the life cycle smoothing is
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the goal of the life cycle smoothing is
to is to try to have more or less steady
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to is to try to have more or less steady
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to is to try to have more or less steady
consumption
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consumption
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consumption
um now again this is there's two lines
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um now again this is there's two lines
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um now again this is there's two lines
here there's a natural borrowing
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here there's a natural borrowing
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here there's a natural borrowing
constraint and a zero borrowing
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constraint and a zero borrowing
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constraint and a zero borrowing
constraint doesn't make too much
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constraint doesn't make too much
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constraint doesn't make too much
different for consumption
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um I guess here the zero borrowing
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um I guess here the zero borrowing
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um I guess here the zero borrowing
constraint looks more constraining so
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constraint looks more constraining so
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constraint looks more constraining so
when you're young you know expecting on
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when you're young you know expecting on
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when you're young you know expecting on
average higher future income you might
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average higher future income you might
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average higher future income you might
want to borrow against that uh and repay
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want to borrow against that uh and repay
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want to borrow against that uh and repay
the debt later but you hit one or the
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the debt later but you hit one or the
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the debt later but you hit one or the
other of these constraints so you can't
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other of these constraints so you can't
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other of these constraints so you can't
do that too much of course
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do that too much of course
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do that too much of course
the the gorilla in the room is uh is
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the the gorilla in the room is uh is
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the the gorilla in the room is uh is
this wealth profile and that's where all
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this wealth profile and that's where all
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this wealth profile and that's where all
the action is basically you know in fact
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the action is basically you know in fact
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the action is basically you know in fact
um you you're basically over the life
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um you you're basically over the life
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um you you're basically over the life
cycle accumulating and then de
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cycle accumulating and then de
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cycle accumulating and then de
accumulating wealth you know that's what
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accumulating wealth you know that's what
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accumulating wealth you know that's what
that's what's keeping consumption steady
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that's what's keeping consumption steady
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that's what's keeping consumption steady
you remember when income goes to
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you remember when income goes to
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you remember when income goes to
virtually zero apart from Social
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virtually zero apart from Social
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virtually zero apart from Social
Security you've got to live off the
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Security you've got to live off the
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Security you've got to live off the
interest in your uh either you know you
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interest in your uh either you know you
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interest in your uh either you know you
have Social Security Plus the adjusted
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have Social Security Plus the adjusted
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have Social Security Plus the adjusted
Actuarial interest off the pension fund
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Actuarial interest off the pension fund
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Actuarial interest off the pension fund
and that's typically a lot smaller flow
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and that's typically a lot smaller flow
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and that's typically a lot smaller flow
than was your previous income so you
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than was your previous income so you
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than was your previous income so you
need a a ton of assets to be able to you
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need a a ton of assets to be able to you
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need a a ton of assets to be able to you
know survive into old age this has run
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know survive into old age this has run
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know survive into old age this has run
out looks like to 90 something
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out looks like to 90 something
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out looks like to 90 something
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um now oh so that you know that could
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um now oh so that you know that could
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um now oh so that you know that could
have been shown first but that's kind of
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have been shown first but that's kind of
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have been shown first but that's kind of
a summary of the life cycle model and
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a summary of the life cycle model and
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a summary of the life cycle model and
and what Kaplan and viante are are doing
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and what Kaplan and viante are are doing
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and what Kaplan and viante are are doing
and they're generating these smoothing
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and they're generating these smoothing
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and they're generating these smoothing
statistics uh
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statistics uh
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statistics uh
from date by date with shocks you know
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from date by date with shocks you know
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from date by date with shocks you know
but this is the overall pattern you
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but this is the overall pattern you
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but this is the overall pattern you
would see now let's go to Deon and
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would see now let's go to Deon and
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would see now let's go to Deon and
Paxon for a very different look at it
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Paxon for a very different look at it
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Paxon for a very different look at it
through the lens of these
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through the lens of these
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through the lens of these
cross-sections
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cross-sections
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cross-sections
um starting point again is that with a
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um starting point again is that with a
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um starting point again is that with a
permanent income hypothesis
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permanent income hypothesis
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permanent income hypothesis
consumption of each person should
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consumption of each person should
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consumption of each person should
basically follow a random
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basically follow a random
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basically follow a random
walk uh yeah again the idea is you
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walk uh yeah again the idea is you
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walk uh yeah again the idea is you
should you could you should Bas
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should you could you should Bas
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should you could you should Bas
basically be eating at the level of your
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basically be eating at the level of your
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basically be eating at the level of your
permanent income and uh and when your
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permanent income and uh and when your
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permanent income and uh and when your
permanent income is shocked then your
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permanent income is shocked then your
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permanent income is shocked then your
consumption is
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consumption is
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consumption is
shocked
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align:start position:0%
um but the implication that consumption
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um but the implication that consumption
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um but the implication that consumption
follow was a random walk you know means
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follow was a random walk you know means
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follow was a random walk you know means
basically you'll see the equations for
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basically you'll see the equations for
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basically you'll see the equations for
it uh date by datee by date you you know
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it uh date by datee by date you you know
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it uh date by datee by date you you know
you get hit with positive or negative
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you get hit with positive or negative
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you get hit with positive or negative
shocks and their IID so basically you
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shocks and their IID so basically you
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shocks and their IID so basically you
know some people have their ups and
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know some people have their ups and
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know some people have their ups and
other people have their downs so you
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other people have their downs so you
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other people have their downs so you
start getting this Fanning out and then
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start getting this Fanning out and then
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start getting this Fanning out and then
you go then you take the cohort that is
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you go then you take the cohort that is
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you go then you take the cohort that is
still all alike go one more period they
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still all alike go one more period they
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still all alike go one more period they
have ups and downs those guys fan out a
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have ups and downs those guys fan out a
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have ups and downs those guys fan out a
a bit so you know the the
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a bit so you know the the
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a bit so you know the the
cross-sectional distribution just keeps
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cross-sectional distribution just keeps
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cross-sectional distribution just keeps
getting fatter and fatter with bigger
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getting fatter and fatter with bigger
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getting fatter and fatter with bigger
and bigger
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and bigger
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and bigger
Tails um
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Tails um
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Tails um
so all of the slides basically are going
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so all of the slides basically are going
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so all of the slides basically are going
to be
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to be
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to be
about this increasing consumption
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about this increasing consumption
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about this increasing consumption
inequality in the cross-section say
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inequality in the cross-section say
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inequality in the cross-section say
measured by the standard deviation of
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measured by the standard deviation of
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measured by the standard deviation of
the log of
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the log of
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the log of
consumption age group by age
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consumption age group by age
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consumption age group by age
group uh
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group uh
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group uh
but again if you thought about full risk
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but again if you thought about full risk
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but again if you thought about full risk
sharing
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sharing
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sharing
um you get this dramatic
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um you get this dramatic
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um you get this dramatic
contrast you know at least for the cases
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contrast you know at least for the cases
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contrast you know at least for the cases
where people have uniform risk aversion
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where people have uniform risk aversion
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where people have uniform risk aversion
and so on then we know that what pins
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and so on then we know that what pins
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and so on then we know that what pins
down the level of your consumption on
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down the level of your consumption on
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down the level of your consumption on
average is going to be your paral weight
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average is going to be your paral weight
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average is going to be your paral weight
and you kind of have those fixed at T
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and you kind of have those fixed at T
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and you kind of have those fixed at T
equals z that's going to fix the
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equals z that's going to fix the
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equals z that's going to fix the
intercepts and you know your consumption
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intercepts and you know your consumption
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intercepts and you know your consumption
might fluctuate with aggregate shocks
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might fluctuate with aggregate shocks
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might fluctuate with aggregate shocks
around that but it's not going to move
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around that but it's not going to move
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around that but it's not going to move
with age or anything else so basically
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with age or anything else so basically
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with age or anything else so basically
the cross-sectional dispersion of
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the cross-sectional dispersion of
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the cross-sectional dispersion of
consumption does not increase in the
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consumption does not increase in the
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consumption does not increase in the
full risk sharing model but you'll see
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full risk sharing model but you'll see
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full risk sharing model but you'll see
that in the
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that in the
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that in the
data uh depending on the country it does
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happen uh now you have to be a little
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happen uh now you have to be a little
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happen uh now you have to be a little
mindful
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mindful
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mindful
of going back back and forth between
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of going back back and forth between
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of going back back and forth between
this
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this
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this
cross-sectional age dependent inequality
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cross-sectional age dependent inequality
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cross-sectional age dependent inequality
and inequality for the economy as a
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and inequality for the economy as a
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and inequality for the economy as a
whole
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whole
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whole
uh because demographics can shift you
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uh because demographics can shift you
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uh because demographics can shift you
know even if you give me someone's age
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know even if you give me someone's age
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know even if you give me someone's age
and I'll tell you sort of what the
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and I'll tell you sort of what the
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and I'll tell you sort of what the
cross-sectional dispersion is in the
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cross-sectional dispersion is in the
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cross-sectional dispersion is in the
population when you have D demographics
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population when you have D demographics
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population when you have D demographics
going on you may have an increasing
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going on you may have an increasing
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going on you may have an increasing
number of young people or old people
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number of young people or old people
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number of young people or old people
depending on the economy so you're
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depending on the economy so you're
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depending on the economy so you're
basically taking an age weighted average
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basically taking an age weighted average
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basically taking an age weighted average
as the demographic shift and that will
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as the demographic shift and that will
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as the demographic shift and that will
shift in equality so an issue in this
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shift in equality so an issue in this
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shift in equality so an issue in this
literature is how much of aggregate
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literature is how much of aggregate
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literature is how much of aggregate
inequality can be explained by these
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inequality can be explained by these
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inequality can be explained by these
kinds
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kinds
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kinds
of life cycle smoothing considerations
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of life cycle smoothing considerations
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of life cycle smoothing considerations
and how much
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and how much
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and how much
by uh you know baby booms versus uh
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by uh you know baby booms versus uh
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by uh you know baby booms versus uh
fertility drops and all of
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that
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so this is kind of nice because they
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so this is kind of nice because they
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so this is kind of nice because they
have the US Britain and Taiwan uh where
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have the US Britain and Taiwan uh where
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have the US Britain and Taiwan uh where
which are three countries that have
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which are three countries that have
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which are three countries that have
quite ample amount of
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quite ample amount of
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quite ample amount of
cross-sectional consumption for that
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cross-sectional consumption for that
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cross-sectional consumption for that
matter also income
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matter also income
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matter also income
data uh they're going to use
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data uh they're going to use
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data uh they're going to use
47 annual surveys spread out over the
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47 annual surveys spread out over the
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47 annual surveys spread out over the
three
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three
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three
countries and look at the implications
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countries and look at the implications
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countries and look at the implications
of these models for
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of these models for
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of these models for
the kind of cross-sectional inequality
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the kind of cross-sectional inequality
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the kind of cross-sectional inequality
and see what it takes to to explain it
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and see what it takes to to explain it
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and see what it takes to to explain it
so how does this work exactly
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so how does this work exactly
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so how does this work exactly
um so we want to follow cohort cohorts
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um so we want to follow cohort cohorts
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um so we want to follow cohort cohorts
over time we cannot follow an individual
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over time we cannot follow an individual
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over time we cannot follow an individual
person over time because it's not panel
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person over time because it's not panel
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person over time because it's not panel
data but you make the assumption that uh
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data but you make the assumption that uh
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data but you make the assumption that uh
that for example if you see a bunch of
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that for example if you see a bunch of
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that for example if you see a bunch of
31y olds in 1976 in
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31y olds in 1976 in
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31y olds in 1976 in
Taiwan
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Taiwan
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Taiwan
uh uh you're you're getting a good
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uh uh you're you're getting a good
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uh uh you're you're getting a good
summary statistic of the cross-sectional
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summary statistic of the cross-sectional
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summary statistic of the cross-sectional
dispersion of their consumption in 1976
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dispersion of their consumption in 1976
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dispersion of their consumption in 1976
and then you go to 1977 and they are now
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and then you go to 1977 and they are now
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and then you go to 1977 and they are now
32 actually they isn't quite correct
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32 actually they isn't quite correct
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32 actually they isn't quite correct
because it's a different set of people
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because it's a different set of people
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because it's a different set of people
but again you hope you have enough of
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but again you hope you have enough of
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but again you hope you have enough of
them and that there the basic
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them and that there the basic
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them and that there the basic
assumptions are
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assumptions are
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assumptions are
correct uh that you can take these kinds
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correct uh that you can take these kinds
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correct uh that you can take these kinds
of
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of
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of
statistics as representative of what
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statistics as representative of what
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statistics as representative of what
would you would have seen if you could
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would you would have seen if you could
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would you would have seen if you could
have been able to continue to track the
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have been able to continue to track the
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have been able to continue to track the
same
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same
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same
people
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people
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people
um some people actually think this is
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um some people actually think this is
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um some people actually think this is
better than panel data in the sense that
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better than panel data in the sense that
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better than panel data in the sense that
you don't have to worry about people
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you don't have to worry about people
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you don't have to worry about people
dropping out and the data becomes
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dropping out and the data becomes
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dropping out and the data becomes
unrepresentative and there is some truth
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unrepresentative and there is some truth
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unrepresentative and there is some truth
to that
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to that
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to that
um there are issues about whether the
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um there are issues about whether the
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um there are issues about whether the
data are coming from households or
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data are coming from households or
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data are coming from households or
individuals you have to make some
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individuals you have to make some
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individuals you have to make some
adjustments for household
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adjustments for household
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adjustments for household
composition and the surveys being used
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composition and the surveys being used
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composition and the surveys being used
here are the personal income
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here are the personal income
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here are the personal income
distribution survey in Taiwan the
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distribution survey in Taiwan the
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distribution survey in Taiwan the
consumer expenditure survey in the US
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consumer expenditure survey in the US
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consumer expenditure survey in the US
that's the same one we've referred to
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that's the same one we've referred to
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that's the same one we've referred to
before and this family expenditure
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before and this family expenditure
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before and this family expenditure
survey in Great Britain
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survey in Great Britain
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survey in Great Britain
so takes a bit of staring to get used to
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so takes a bit of staring to get used to
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so takes a bit of staring to get used to
this but so we start out with people who
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this but so we start out with people who
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this but so we start out with people who
are age 15 and 19
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are age 15 and 19
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are age 15 and 19
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um and they kind of start here in
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um and they kind of start here in
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um and they kind of start here in
calendar time in know 1982 or something
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calendar time in know 1982 or something
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calendar time in know 1982 or something
like that now again we don't track the
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like that now again we don't track the
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like that now again we don't track the
same people but we can look what
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same people but we can look what
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same people but we can look what
happens this paper is not the most
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happens this paper is not the most
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happens this paper is not the most
recent thing in the world it's just a
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recent thing in the world it's just a
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recent thing in the world it's just a
really nice one so they basically
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really nice one so they basically
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really nice one so they basically
stopped using data after 1990 so we go
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stopped using data after 1990 so we go
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stopped using data after 1990 so we go
back to you know uh the 1976 survey all
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back to you know uh the 1976 survey all
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back to you know uh the 1976 survey all
the way up to the 1990 survey with
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the way up to the 1990 survey with
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the way up to the 1990 survey with
repeated cross-sections and looking what
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repeated cross-sections and looking what
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repeated cross-sections and looking what
happens to inequality in this
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happens to inequality in this
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happens to inequality in this
cohort as they age now you know these
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cohort as they age now you know these
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cohort as they age now you know these
guys were 15 these these guys were 20 in
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guys were 15 these these guys were 20 in
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guys were 15 these these guys were 20 in
1976 so they start older and they're
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1976 so they start older and they're
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1976 so they start older and they're
going to end a bit older and and then
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going to end a bit older and and then
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going to end a bit older and and then
you keep going
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you keep going
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you keep going
here uh you know to the Aged 55 people
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here uh you know to the Aged 55 people
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here uh you know to the Aged 55 people
in 1976 and so on now you know these are
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in 1976 and so on now you know these are
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in 1976 and so on now you know these are
pretty flat then these profiles start to
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pretty flat then these profiles start to
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pretty flat then these profiles start to
pick up you kind of in your
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pick up you kind of in your
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pick up you kind of in your
mind sort of can imagine and I'll show
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mind sort of can imagine and I'll show
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mind sort of can imagine and I'll show
you what happens when we splice all all
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you what happens when we splice all all
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you what happens when we splice all all
this
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this
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this
together
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together
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together
um um so it seems like a lot of the
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um um so it seems like a lot of the
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um um so it seems like a lot of the
action is is brought about by the boards
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action is is brought about by the boards
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action is is brought about by the boards
like the middleaged
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like the middleaged
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like the middleaged
Cs Those Who start middleaged in 7
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Cs Those Who start middleaged in 7
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Cs Those Who start middleaged in 7
like from 40 to
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like from 40 to
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like from 40 to
55 well let me just the rest is kind of
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55 well let me just the rest is kind of
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55 well let me just the rest is kind of
flat well let me just jump okay cuz I
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flat well let me just jump okay cuz I
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flat well let me just jump okay cuz I
those are the three countries here's
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those are the three countries here's
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those are the three countries here's
what's going to when you use all the
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what's going to when you use all the
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what's going to when you use all the
surveys over all the years and just
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surveys over all the years and just
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surveys over all the years and just
focus on the age yeah so this you see
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focus on the age yeah so this you see
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focus on the age yeah so this you see
this you're right you see this is pretty
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this you're right you see this is pretty
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this you're right you see this is pretty
flat and then it picks up around age
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flat and then it picks up around age
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flat and then it picks up around age
whatever 45 or 50 or something
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now and these are the results from the
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now and these are the results from the
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now and these are the results from the
other
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other
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other
countries so is there
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countries so is there
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countries so is there
any explanation for why that's the case
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any explanation for why that's the case
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any explanation for why that's the case
yeah we're going to get into that you'll
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yeah we're going to get into that you'll
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yeah we're going to get into that you'll
be sorry you
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asked uh and only Tai huh and only taian
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asked uh and only Tai huh and only taian
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asked uh and only Tai huh and only taian
the other well okay
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the other well okay
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the other well okay
so this is kind of flat and then it kind
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so this is kind of flat and then it kind
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so this is kind of flat and then it kind
of comes up and then it you know it
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of comes up and then it you know it
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of comes up and then it you know it
flattens out again so Taiwan is
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flattens out again so Taiwan is
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flattens out again so Taiwan is
flattening out
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flattening out
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flattening out
although unfortunately you know the
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although unfortunately you know the
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although unfortunately you know the
cohorts are getting thin the older they
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cohorts are getting thin the older they
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cohorts are getting thin the older they
are so you get some sort of shaky data
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are so you get some sort of shaky data
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are so you get some sort of shaky data
because you can't average quite so well
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because you can't average quite so well
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because you can't average quite so well
this one flattens out Great Britain kind
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this one flattens out Great Britain kind
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this one flattens out Great Britain kind
of flattens out the US I don't know
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of flattens out the US I don't know
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of flattens out the US I don't know
wasn't very steeply climbing to begin
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wasn't very steeply climbing to begin
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wasn't very steeply climbing to begin
with it's not so
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with it's not so
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with it's not so
obvious this kind of looks
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obvious this kind of looks
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obvious this kind of looks
concave this looks concave but almost
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concave this looks concave but almost
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concave this looks concave but almost
linear this actually has almost an
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linear this actually has almost an
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linear this actually has almost an
inflection point and then comes in so
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inflection point and then comes in so
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inflection point and then comes in so
the question is concave
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the question is concave
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the question is concave
convex Etc and
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convex Etc and
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convex Etc and
that's where you know we'll do a little
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modeling by the way you've saw a little
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modeling by the way you've saw a little
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modeling by the way you've saw a little
bit about
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bit about
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bit about
demographics when we did China one of
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demographics when we did China one of
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demographics when we did China one of
those explanations of the savings rates
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those explanations of the savings rates
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those explanations of the savings rates
Etc wasn't so much about state-owned
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Etc wasn't so much about state-owned
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Etc wasn't so much about state-owned
Enterprise as it was the different
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Enterprise as it was the different
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Enterprise as it was the different
demographics and you know young Savers
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demographics and you know young Savers
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demographics and you know young Savers
in China and you know sort
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in China and you know sort
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in China and you know sort
of debt loaded or less saving inclined
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of debt loaded or less saving inclined
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of debt loaded or less saving inclined
households in the US and so different
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households in the US and so different
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households in the US and so different
demographics just to remind you it's not
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demographics just to remind you it's not
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demographics just to remind you it's not
the first time we've
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the first time we've
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the first time we've
uh that we've thought about demographics
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uh that we've thought about demographics
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uh that we've thought about demographics
so
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so
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so
it's possible to put that there's a
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it's possible to put that there's a
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it's possible to put that there's a
there's trivial demographics and some of
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there's trivial demographics and some of
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there's trivial demographics and some of
the macro models in the sense that they
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the macro models in the sense that they
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the macro models in the sense that they
start with a life cycle model or two
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start with a life cycle model or two
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start with a life cycle model or two
period overlapping Generations model but
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period overlapping Generations model but
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period overlapping Generations model but
we haven't actually focused
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we haven't actually focused
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we haven't actually focused
on in much of this in the uh sort of
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on in much of this in the uh sort of
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on in much of this in the uh sort of
micro part of the
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micro part of the
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micro part of the
class
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class
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class
okay so this is what I said in words
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okay so this is what I said in words
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okay so this is what I said in words
they claim Britain is slightly convex I
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they claim Britain is slightly convex I
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they claim Britain is slightly convex I
didn't see that just now
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didn't see that just now
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didn't see that just now
but
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but
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but
um
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and again you know don't misread those
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and again you know don't misread those
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and again you know don't misread those
things to be measures of the total
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things to be measures of the total
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things to be measures of the total
increases or decreases in inequality
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increases or decreases in inequality
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increases or decreases in inequality
because the demographic structure you
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because the demographic structure you
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because the demographic structure you
know is moving is moving around by age
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know is moving is moving around by age
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know is moving is moving around by age
over those 20 or so
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over those 20 or so
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over those 20 or so
years
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years
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years
um all right let's start with the basics
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um all right let's start with the basics
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um all right let's start with the basics
here's basically Hall's permanent
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here's basically Hall's permanent
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here's basically Hall's permanent
income uh
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income uh
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income uh
implication for consumption consumption
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implication for consumption consumption
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implication for consumption consumption
should essentially be a random
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should essentially be a random
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should essentially be a random
walk uh and it's only moving around
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walk uh and it's only moving around
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walk uh and it's only moving around
because of the Innovations or the shock
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because of the Innovations or the shock
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because of the Innovations or the shock
to permanent
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to permanent
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to permanent
income uh I think that was JP
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income uh I think that was JP
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income uh I think that was JP
1970 the dates here I think it was in
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1970 the dates here I think it was in
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1970 the dates here I think it was in
the
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the
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the
jpe uh there are assumptions this isn't
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jpe uh there are assumptions this isn't
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jpe uh there are assumptions this isn't
always true you know he assumed
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always true you know he assumed
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always true you know he assumed
quadratic utility you know additive
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quadratic utility you know additive
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quadratic utility you know additive
preferences discount rates equal to
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preferences discount rates equal to
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preferences discount rates equal to
interest
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interest
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interest
rates
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rates
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rates
um and I think you know no life
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um and I think you know no life
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um and I think you know no life
cycle uh this is supposed to be an
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cycle uh this is supposed to be an
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cycle uh this is supposed to be an
innovation so for every person at least
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innovation so for every person at least
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innovation so for every person at least
you
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you
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you
know there's no co uh covariance between
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know there's no co uh covariance between
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know there's no co uh covariance between
lagged consumption and this Innovation
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lagged consumption and this Innovation
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lagged consumption and this Innovation
because it wasn't supposed to be
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because it wasn't supposed to be
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because it wasn't supposed to be
predictable that's the same conversation
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predictable that's the same conversation
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predictable that's the same conversation
is how much if anything you see about
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is how much if anything you see about
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is how much if anything you see about
the future here zero is seen okay so I
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the future here zero is seen okay so I
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the future here zero is seen okay so I
described this in words that
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described this in words that
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described this in words that
basically you know if it were stable
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basically you know if it were stable
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basically you know if it were stable
like this on average then
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like this on average then
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like this on average then
consumption dispersion shouldn't be
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consumption dispersion shouldn't be
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consumption dispersion shouldn't be
changing but you're just layering on
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changing but you're just layering on
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changing but you're just layering on
repeatedly shock After Shock After Shock
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repeatedly shock After Shock After Shock
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repeatedly shock After Shock After Shock
so with that zero covariance assumption
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so with that zero covariance assumption
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so with that zero covariance assumption
the variances are increasing by the
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the variances are increasing by the
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the variances are increasing by the
variance of that UT
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variance of that UT
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variance of that UT
shock
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um and basically if you started plotting
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um and basically if you started plotting
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um and basically if you started plotting
these distributions you
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these distributions you
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these distributions you
know the one at T is going to have
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know the one at T is going to have
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know the one at T is going to have
fatter Tails than the one at T minus one
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fatter Tails than the one at T minus one
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fatter Tails than the one at T minus one
so T minus one quote first order
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so T minus one quote first order
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so T minus one quote first order
stochastically
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stochastically
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stochastically
dominates
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you have to be a little bit careful
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you have to be a little bit careful
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you have to be a little bit careful
throughout all of this
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throughout all of this
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throughout all of this
stuff you think about things from the
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stuff you think about things from the
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stuff you think about things from the
point of view of a person tracking a
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point of view of a person tracking a
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point of view of a person tracking a
person over time but that statement
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person over time but that statement
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person over time but that statement
about CT and UT is actually a statement
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about CT and UT is actually a statement
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about CT and UT is actually a statement
about the cross-section as well as the
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about the cross-section as well as the
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about the cross-section as well as the
intertemporal
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intertemporal
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intertemporal
dimension
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um okay
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this doesn't this model typically didn't
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this doesn't this model typically didn't
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this doesn't this model typically didn't
have taste sh shifters or heterogeneous
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have taste sh shifters or heterogeneous
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have taste sh shifters or heterogeneous
preferences uh you can put those things
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preferences uh you can put those things
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preferences uh you can put those things
in depending on how you put them in it
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in depending on how you put them in it
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in depending on how you put them in it
does make a
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does make a
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does make a
difference arguably if we hadn't done
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difference arguably if we hadn't done
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difference arguably if we hadn't done
the demographics right with a claim Deon
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the demographics right with a claim Deon
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the demographics right with a claim Deon
in Paxon claim for Taiwan you know then
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in Paxon claim for Taiwan you know then
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in Paxon claim for Taiwan you know then
you kind of need preference shocks to uh
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you kind of need preference shocks to uh
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you kind of need preference shocks to uh
to help with the observed dispersion
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now here's the basic sort of budget
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now here's the basic sort of budget
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now here's the basic sort of budget
equation
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equation
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equation
again
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um and I'm afraid each one of these
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um and I'm afraid each one of these
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um and I'm afraid each one of these
papers kind of has different convention
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papers kind of has different convention
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papers kind of has different convention
about the timing so it's really kind of
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about the timing so it's really kind of
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about the timing so it's really kind of
hard to keep tracking it track it but
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hard to keep tracking it track it but
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hard to keep tracking it track it but
but basically you know you have
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um sources and uses of money the sources
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um sources and uses of money the sources
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um sources and uses of money the sources
of previous assets plus interest uh the
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of previous assets plus interest uh the
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of previous assets plus interest uh the
uses are a source also is income and the
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uses are a source also is income and the
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uses are a source also is income and the
use is consumption and then what you
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use is consumption and then what you
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use is consumption and then what you
don't spend accumulates on to the uh to
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don't spend accumulates on to the uh to
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don't spend accumulates on to the uh to
the next period if you do do the life
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the next period if you do do the life
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the next period if you do do the life
cycle uh with a terminal
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cycle uh with a terminal
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cycle uh with a terminal
date for sure say age 99 or whatever you
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date for sure say age 99 or whatever you
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date for sure say age 99 or whatever you
want
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want
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want
um then you can actually get a formula
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um then you can actually get a formula
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um then you can actually get a formula
closed form for consumption under these
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closed form for consumption under these
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closed form for consumption under these
other maintained
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other maintained
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other maintained
assumptions and uh you know
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assumptions and uh you know
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assumptions and uh you know
basically it's kind of saying
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basically it's kind of saying
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basically it's kind of saying
consumption ought to equal something
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consumption ought to equal something
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consumption ought to equal something
about the return stream through the
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about the return stream through the
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about the return stream through the
interest rate on assets and something
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interest rate on assets and something
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interest rate on assets and something
about the forward-looking part which is
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about the forward-looking part which is
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about the forward-looking part which is
you know expected future income shocks
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you know expected future income shocks
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you know expected future income shocks
so so this kind of helps
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so so this kind of helps
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so so this kind of helps
you see you know how future things are
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you see you know how future things are
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you see you know how future things are
already if this is going to be very high
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already if this is going to be very high
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already if this is going to be very high
for example then this is already going
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for example then this is already going
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for example then this is already going
up uh so it's kind of smooth against or
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up uh so it's kind of smooth against or
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up uh so it's kind of smooth against or
low vice versa now It's Tricky with a
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low vice versa now It's Tricky with a
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low vice versa now It's Tricky with a
finite Horizon and a cap T because
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finite Horizon and a cap T because
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finite Horizon and a cap T because
there's a coefficient premultiplying
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there's a coefficient premultiplying
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there's a coefficient premultiplying
this but but it's for that reason
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this but but it's for that reason
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this but but it's for that reason
basically obviously the the close closer
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basically obviously the the close closer
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basically obviously the the close closer
you are to to the end to cap T the less
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you are to to the end to cap T the less
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you are to to the end to cap T the less
smoothing you can accomplish and that's
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smoothing you can accomplish and that's
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smoothing you can accomplish and that's
inherited into this
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inherited into this
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inherited into this
formula so yep the shocks here are ID
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formula so yep the shocks here are ID
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formula so yep the shocks here are ID
over time
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yes oh
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yes oh
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yes oh
well the the shock to permanent income
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well the the shock to permanent income
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well the the shock to permanent income
is
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IID but permanent income has is an auto
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IID but permanent income has is an auto
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IID but permanent income has is an auto
regressive process so
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um the standard incomplete markets model
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um the standard incomplete markets model
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um the standard incomplete markets model
had an infinite Horizon and had a
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had an infinite Horizon and had a
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had an infinite Horizon and had a
discount rate equal to one or basically
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discount rate equal to one or basically
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discount rate equal to one or basically
you know beta * 1 + r equal 1
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you know beta * 1 + r equal 1
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you know beta * 1 + r equal 1
uh in the finite Horizon case beta that
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uh in the finite Horizon case beta that
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uh in the finite Horizon case beta that
thing premultiplying consumption turns
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thing premultiplying consumption turns
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thing premultiplying consumption turns
out if you stare at it is concave we're
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out if you stare at it is concave we're
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out if you stare at it is concave we're
already beginning to anticipate these
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already beginning to anticipate these
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already beginning to anticipate these
formulas uh and decreasing in T and if
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formulas uh and decreasing in T and if
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formulas uh and decreasing in T and if
you go back to those two equations
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you go back to those two equations
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you go back to those two equations
you'll get kind of a simplified version
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you'll get kind of a simplified version
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you'll get kind of a simplified version
that beta T times the change in
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that beta T times the change in
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that beta T times the change in
consumption is equal to this quote
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consumption is equal to this quote
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consumption is equal to this quote
consumption
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Innovation and here's a formula for the
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Innovation and here's a formula for the
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Innovation and here's a formula for the
consumption Innovation which is
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consumption Innovation which is
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consumption Innovation which is
again
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again
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again
uh you know the difference in
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uh you know the difference in
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uh you know the difference in
expectations so you're forecasting the
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expectations so you're forecasting the
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expectations so you're forecasting the
future all the time but you're also
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future all the time but you're also
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future all the time but you're also
getting these
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getting these
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getting these
shocks
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shocks
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shocks
so as of T and T minus one you were
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so as of T and T minus one you were
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so as of T and T minus one you were
forecasting YT at at t plus k Sorry y of
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forecasting YT at at t plus k Sorry y of
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forecasting YT at at t plus k Sorry y of
t+ K not either to either to T or T
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t+ K not either to either to T or T
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t+ K not either to either to T or T
minus one it could be 10 years out and
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minus one it could be 10 years out and
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minus one it could be 10 years out and
you're constantly adjusting your
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you're constantly adjusting your
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you're constantly adjusting your
expectations based on the current
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expectations based on the current
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expectations based on the current
information you have from the income
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information you have from the income
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information you have from the income
process and you're summing up over all
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process and you're summing up over all
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process and you're summing up over all
those future income shocks and
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those future income shocks and
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those future income shocks and
discounting backwards
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discounting backwards
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discounting backwards
uh to get these quote
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uh to get these quote
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uh to get these quote
Innovations so well so you know then
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Innovations so well so you know then
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Innovations so well so you know then
imagine starting this out at some date T
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imagine starting this out at some date T
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imagine starting this out at some date T
equals
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equals
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equals
zero uh and then t equal 1 and t equal 2
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zero uh and then t equal 1 and t equal 2
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zero uh and then t equal 1 and t equal 2
and so on and you could just write out
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and so on and you could just write out
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and so on and you could just write out
literally consumption in each one of
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literally consumption in each one of
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literally consumption in each one of
those
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those
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those
dates
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dates
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dates
um of course when you go from one date
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um of course when you go from one date
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um of course when you go from one date
to another you can hit with this shock
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to another you can hit with this shock
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to another you can hit with this shock
and you're pre-multiplying by the beta
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and you're pre-multiplying by the beta
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and you're pre-multiplying by the beta
so you end up with this you know an
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so you end up with this you know an
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so you end up with this you know an
explicit formula
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explicit formula
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explicit formula
for consumption equal to its initial
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for consumption equal to its initial
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for consumption equal to its initial
given level plus the beta moves on the
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given level plus the beta moves on the
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given level plus the beta moves on the
right hand side this sort of beta
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right hand side this sort of beta
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right hand side this sort of beta
discounted but it's not beta in the
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discounted but it's not beta in the
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discounted but it's not beta in the
preference function this is that that
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preference function this is that that
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preference function this is that that
data thing that had to do with little T
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data thing that had to do with little T
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data thing that had to do with little T
Big T and all of that that took care of
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Big T and all of that that took care of
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Big T and all of that that took care of
the life cycle
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the life cycle
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the life cycle
considerations
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considerations
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considerations
um so finally we see again you know the
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um so finally we see again you know the
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um so finally we see again you know the
familiar theme that the variance at
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familiar theme that the variance at
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familiar theme that the variance at
T is related to the initial
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T is related to the initial
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T is related to the initial
cross-sectional variance at zero you
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cross-sectional variance at zero you
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cross-sectional variance at zero you
know plus the sum of of variance terms
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know plus the sum of of variance terms
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know plus the sum of of variance terms
um you know so the issue well so at
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um you know so the issue well so at
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um you know so the issue well so at
roughly speaking it looks like yeah it
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roughly speaking it looks like yeah it
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roughly speaking it looks like yeah it
ought to increase unless you know you
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ought to increase unless you know you
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ought to increase unless you know you
retire and you have no more things to
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retire and you have no more things to
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retire and you have no more things to
forecast and this piece goes
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forecast and this piece goes
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forecast and this piece goes
away but before that happens you're
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away but before that happens you're
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away but before that happens you're
looking at Future and making
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looking at Future and making
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looking at Future and making
expectations of future income so you
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expectations of future income so you
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expectations of future income so you
just keep adding on now so that's why
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just keep adding on now so that's why
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just keep adding on now so that's why
inequality is increasing in the data
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inequality is increasing in the data
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inequality is increasing in the data
through the lens of these models and
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through the lens of these models and
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through the lens of these models and
then the issue
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then the issue
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then the issue
is you know is it linear or concave or
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is you know is it linear or concave or
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is you know is it linear or concave or
convex that has to do with this beta and
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convex that has to do with this beta and
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convex that has to do with this beta and
also has to do you know with
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also has to do you know with
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also has to do you know with
what we can infer about Sigma about the
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what we can infer about Sigma about the
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what we can infer about Sigma about the
consumption
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consumption
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consumption
Innovations
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um
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um
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um
so so in response to your
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so so in response to your
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so so in response to your
question you know if we assume that this
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question you know if we assume that this
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question you know if we assume that this
Innovation is entirely White
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Innovation is entirely White
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Innovation is entirely White
Noise you know normalized by the
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Noise you know normalized by the
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Noise you know normalized by the
interest rate then Sigma Square Ada at T
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interest rate then Sigma Square Ada at T
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interest rate then Sigma Square Ada at T
is a constant that doesn't depend on T
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is a constant that doesn't depend on T
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is a constant that doesn't depend on T
and this is the resulting
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and this is the resulting
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and this is the resulting
expression with the sign Square Ada
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expression with the sign Square Ada
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expression with the sign Square Ada
pulled out front and then it's you know
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pulled out front and then it's you know
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pulled out front and then it's you know
entirely the
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entirely the
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entirely the
convexity is entirely to do due to this
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convexity is entirely to do due to this
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convexity is entirely to do due to this
beta thing which if you start taking
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beta thing which if you start taking
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beta thing which if you start taking
some derivatives and so on it's a bit
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some derivatives and so on it's a bit
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some derivatives and so on it's a bit
messy you can convince yourself that it
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messy you can convince yourself that it
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messy you can convince yourself that it
that that thing is
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that that thing is
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that that thing is
convex here's an orthogonal
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convex here's an orthogonal
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convex here's an orthogonal
example I guess Yan I jumped the gun a
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example I guess Yan I jumped the gun a
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example I guess Yan I jumped the gun a
bit because this actually allows
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bit because this actually allows
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bit because this actually allows
something a bit different which
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something a bit different which
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something a bit different which
is uh this Auto regressive thing well
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is uh this Auto regressive thing well
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is uh this Auto regressive thing well
this is IID and then this is auto
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this is IID and then this is auto
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this is IID and then this is auto
regressive so this income process
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regressive so this income process
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regressive so this income process
is uh
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is uh
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is uh
persistent
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um
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um
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um
it's a bit odd because you know this was
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it's a bit odd because you know this was
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it's a bit odd because you know this was
the Innovation that had to
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the Innovation that had to
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the Innovation that had to
do with the Innovation to the right hand
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do with the Innovation to the right hand
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do with the Innovation to the right hand
side would had to do with all those
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side would had to do with all those
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side would had to do with all those
expectation differences so it's like
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expectation differences so it's like
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expectation differences so it's like
let's just assume it looks something
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let's just assume it looks something
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let's just assume it looks something
like this this is more explicit about
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like this this is more explicit about
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like this this is more explicit about
the income process and you can derive
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the income process and you can derive
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the income process and you can derive
the formula for the change in
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the formula for the change in
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the formula for the change in
consumption uh where this beta R thing
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consumption uh where this beta R thing
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consumption uh where this beta R thing
is now this mess
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is now this mess
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is now this mess
um and it turns out this will be
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um and it turns out this will be
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um and it turns out this will be
concave
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uh if you can sign this
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uh if you can sign this
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uh if you can sign this
expression and it may also be decreasing
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expression and it may also be decreasing
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expression and it may also be decreasing
in
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in
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in
age if this is
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age if this is
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age if this is
true uh and so actually except for some
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true uh and so actually except for some
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true uh and so actually except for some
values of theta both things you know
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so you know so two of those three
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so you know so two of those three
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so you know so two of those three
countries the profile
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countries the profile
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countries the profile
was say not concave it could have been
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was say not concave it could have been
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was say not concave it could have been
linear which is a weak case of concavity
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linear which is a weak case of concavity
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linear which is a weak case of concavity
or even convex and so basically then you
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or even convex and so basically then you
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or even convex and so basically then you
could rule this out because these are
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could rule this out because these are
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could rule this out because these are
you know this kind of persistence would
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you know this kind of persistence would
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you know this kind of persistence would
give you concavity but you don't see
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give you concavity but you don't see
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give you concavity but you don't see
that
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that
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that
um but it but then we have the sort of
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um but it but then we have the sort of
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um but it but then we have the sort of
paradox that that something like you
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paradox that that something like you
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paradox that that something like you
know these
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know these
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know these
uh White Noise product processes must be
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uh White Noise product processes must be
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uh White Noise product processes must be
closer to the truth if we're going to
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closer to the truth if we're going to
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closer to the truth if we're going to
get convex profiles but that's an
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get convex profiles but that's an
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get convex profiles but that's an
assumption
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assumption
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assumption
about the income
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about the income
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about the income
process and in
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process and in
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process and in
particular you know you know one way to
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particular you know you know one way to
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particular you know you know one way to
get it is to say that there's a large
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get it is to say that there's a large
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get it is to say that there's a large
stationary component to income so you're
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stationary component to income so you're
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stationary component to income so you're
not getting those Innovations in your
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not getting those Innovations in your
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not getting those Innovations in your
forecast and uh and we don't see that in
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forecast and uh and we don't see that in
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forecast and uh and we don't see that in
the
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the
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the
data income profiles are not stationary
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data income profiles are not stationary
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data income profiles are not stationary
there's heavy life
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there's heavy life
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there's heavy life
cycle uh
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cycle uh
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cycle uh
components
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so um so nothing's perfect I guess um
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so um so nothing's perfect I guess um
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so um so nothing's perfect I guess um
you know every model is a
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you know every model is a
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you know every model is a
benchmark almost every model is going to
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benchmark almost every model is going to
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benchmark almost every model is going to
deliver something that might fit well
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deliver something that might fit well
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deliver something that might fit well
otherwise we probably not reading it in
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otherwise we probably not reading it in
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otherwise we probably not reading it in
a
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a
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a
journal uh or it all may actually also
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journal uh or it all may actually also
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journal uh or it all may actually also
generate things that are not consistent
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generate things that are not consistent
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generate things that are not consistent
with the data and if you're a good
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with the data and if you're a good
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with the data and if you're a good
scholar you're reporting that
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scholar you're reporting that
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scholar you're reporting that
too
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too
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too
um now what about the permanent
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um now what about the permanent
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um now what about the permanent
income and the dispersion of income by
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income and the dispersion of income by
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income and the dispersion of income by
age
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um so again disposable
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um so again disposable
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um so again disposable
income takes on this
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income takes on this
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income takes on this
form
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form
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form
uh
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uh
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uh
you know which is sort of asset return
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you know which is sort of asset return
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you know which is sort of asset return
stream plus income and then you use it
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stream plus income and then you use it
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stream plus income and then you use it
for consumption and savings adjusting
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for consumption and savings adjusting
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for consumption and savings adjusting
for where you are in the life cycle or
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for where you are in the life cycle or
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for where you are in the life cycle or
you could take the difference savings is
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you could take the difference savings is
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you could take the difference savings is
a difference between income and this
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a difference between income and this
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a difference between income and this
beta adjusted
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beta adjusted
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beta adjusted
consumption and in some of these
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consumption and in some of these
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consumption and in some of these
models you can get a close form
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models you can get a close form
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models you can get a close form
expression for savings namely the
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expression for savings namely the
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expression for savings namely the
so-called Campbell's rainy day which is
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so-called Campbell's rainy day which is
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so-called Campbell's rainy day which is
really kind of cool
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really kind of cool
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really kind of cool
uh which is you save enough at te to be
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uh which is you save enough at te to be
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uh which is you save enough at te to be
able to cover the discounted
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able to cover the discounted
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able to cover the discounted
shortfalls in uh sort of these earnings
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Innovations so you want to smooth those
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Innovations so you want to smooth those
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Innovations so you want to smooth those
out and you save just enough to do that
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out and you save just enough to do that
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out and you save just enough to do that
in
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expectation anyway
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expectation anyway
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expectation anyway
so rewriting disposable
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so rewriting disposable
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so rewriting disposable
income you know equal to the savings
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income you know equal to the savings
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income you know equal to the savings
component we already had that you know
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component we already had that you know
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component we already had that you know
uh you know less the savings uh plus the
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uh you know less the savings uh plus the
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uh you know less the savings uh plus the
savings component sorry I get confused
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savings component sorry I get confused
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savings component sorry I get confused
because savings was negative used to be
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because savings was negative used to be
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because savings was negative used to be
here and now it's out
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here and now it's out
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here and now it's out
here savings is not negative but these
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here savings is not negative but these
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here savings is not negative but these
Innovations are negative because you
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Innovations are negative because you
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Innovations are negative because you
save to cover shortfalls and then you
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save to cover shortfalls and then you
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save to cover shortfalls and then you
get implications here
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get implications here
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get implications here
for you
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for you
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for you
know if one thing is a random walk and
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know if one thing is a random walk and
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know if one thing is a random walk and
the other thing is a random walk then
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the other thing is a random walk then
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the other thing is a random walk then
the sum of two things that are random
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the sum of two things that are random
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the sum of two things that are random
walks is also a random
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walks is also a random
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walks is also a random
walk uh
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so so basically savings ought to be
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so so basically savings ought to be
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so so basically savings ought to be
stationary in that sense and it ought to
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stationary in that sense and it ought to
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stationary in that sense and it ought to
be dispersing at the rate that
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be dispersing at the rate that
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be dispersing at the rate that
consumption is
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consumption is
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consumption is
dispersing and they don't see that in
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dispersing and they don't see that in
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dispersing and they don't see that in
the data either
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the data either
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the data either
um and well in particular earnings is
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um and well in particular earnings is
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um and well in particular earnings is
dispersing
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dispersing
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dispersing
so which is a point that was made on the
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so which is a point that was made on the
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so which is a point that was made on the
on the other slide on the other slide as
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on the other slide on the other slide as
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on the other slide on the other slide as
well
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um and then
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um and then
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um and then
finally I guess this is like the fourth
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finally I guess this is like the fourth
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finally I guess this is like the fourth
version of something that starts to look
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version of something that starts to look
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version of something that starts to look
like the same
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like the same
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like the same
thing uh most of the most of those
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thing uh most of the most of those
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thing uh most of the most of those
analytically analytic Expressions we're
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analytically analytic Expressions we're
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analytically analytic Expressions we're
assuming something like quadratic
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assuming something like quadratic
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assuming something like quadratic
utility that's how you manage to get
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utility that's how you manage to get
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utility that's how you manage to get
this really tight reduced form analytic
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this really tight reduced form analytic
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this really tight reduced form analytic
expression if you don't do that if you
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expression if you don't do that if you
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expression if you don't do that if you
have constant relative risk aversion for
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have constant relative risk aversion for
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have constant relative risk aversion for
example or a more General utility
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example or a more General utility
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example or a more General utility
function then the oiler equation
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function then the oiler equation
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function then the oiler equation
basically is is going to equate the the
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basically is is going to equate the the
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basically is is going to equate the the
marginal utility
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marginal utility
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marginal utility
today to something like marginal utility
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today to something like marginal utility
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today to something like marginal utility
tomorrow
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um you might say well where's the
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um you might say well where's the
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um you might say well where's the
expectation operator well instead the
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expectation operator well instead the
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expectation operator well instead the
shock is put over here on the right hand
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shock is put over here on the right hand
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shock is put over here on the right hand
side so this is like an Oiler equation
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side so this is like an Oiler equation
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side so this is like an Oiler equation
now if this were
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now if this were
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now if this were
zero and the interest rate were equal to
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zero and the interest rate were equal to
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zero and the interest rate were equal to
this you know Delta discount rate then
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this you know Delta discount rate then
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this you know Delta discount rate then
basically the marginal utility of
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basically the marginal utility of
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basically the marginal utility of
consumption if we could deduce it would
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consumption if we could deduce it would
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consumption if we could deduce it would
be uh not going anywhere it would be the
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be uh not going anywhere it would be the
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be uh not going anywhere it would be the
same over
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same over
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same over
time
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time
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time
but uh again with r equal to
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but uh again with r equal to
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but uh again with r equal to
Delta we kick on this extra orthogonal
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Delta we kick on this extra orthogonal
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Delta we kick on this extra orthogonal
shock which makes the marginal utility
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shock which makes the marginal utility
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shock which makes the marginal utility
of consumption dispersing in the future
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of consumption dispersing in the future
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of consumption dispersing in the future
relative today and you can even have you
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relative today and you can even have you
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relative today and you can even have you
know R not equal to Delta as long as
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know R not equal to Delta as long as
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know R not equal to Delta as long as
Delta is greater than than r
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Delta is greater than than r
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Delta is greater than than r
the same logic
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the same logic
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the same logic
applies because you're kind of like
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applies because you're kind of like
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applies because you're kind of like
amplifying this
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amplifying this
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amplifying this
thing carrying it through to tomorrow
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thing carrying it through to tomorrow
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thing carrying it through to tomorrow
along with the U the U shock
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um so that's another way to get at the
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um so that's another way to get at the
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um so that's another way to get at the
variance of consumption
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variance of consumption
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variance of consumption
increasing
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increasing
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increasing
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um depending on what you assume about
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um depending on what you assume about
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um depending on what you assume about
the utility function some functions
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the utility function some functions
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the utility function some functions
though you know have
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uh a force that go the other way in
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uh a force that go the other way in
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uh a force that go the other way in
particular you know if you're really
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particular you know if you're really
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particular you know if you're really
really into it you get into third
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really into it you get into third
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really into it you get into third
derivatives uh but when you're really
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derivatives uh but when you're really
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derivatives uh but when you're really
sort of cautious you know that
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sort of cautious you know that
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sort of cautious you know that
Lambda is uh is
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Lambda is uh is
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Lambda is uh is
convex you know so you're you're taking
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convex you know so you're you're taking
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convex you know so you're you're taking
a second derivative of already the
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a second derivative of already the
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a second derivative of already the
margin of utility that's what I comment
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margin of utility that's what I comment
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margin of utility that's what I comment
about third derivatives of utility
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about third derivatives of utility
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about third derivatives of utility
functions but but and that if you start
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functions but but and that if you start
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functions but but and that if you start
staring at this thing can actually push
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staring at this thing can actually push
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staring at this thing can actually push
you back against this dispersion disper
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you back against this dispersion disper
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you back against this dispersion disper
dispersion of
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dispersion of
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dispersion of
consumption
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um
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so I you know I'm having a sense that
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so I you know I'm having a sense that
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so I you know I'm having a sense that
just going on and on but the point is to
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just going on and on but the point is to
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just going on and on but the point is to
take each of these different forces and
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take each of these different forces and
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take each of these different forces and
then tell stories about what must be
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then tell stories about what must be
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then tell stories about what must be
true in Taiwan versus Britain versus the
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true in Taiwan versus Britain versus the
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true in Taiwan versus Britain versus the
US you know to try to rationalize what
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US you know to try to rationalize what
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US you know to try to rationalize what
we're seeing in the
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we're seeing in the
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we're seeing in the
data
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data
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data
um and similarly
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here okay so let's just say three words
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here okay so let's just say three words
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here okay so let's just say three words
about excess
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about excess
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about excess
smoothness
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smoothness
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smoothness
um to repeat the life cycle model
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um to repeat the life cycle model
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um to repeat the life cycle model
implies that shocks to permanent income
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implies that shocks to permanent income
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implies that shocks to permanent income
should be fully incorporated into
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should be fully incorporated into
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should be fully incorporated into
consumption
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consumption
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consumption
uh while Innovations to to uh the
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uh while Innovations to to uh the
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uh while Innovations to to uh the
transitory part are are
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transitory part are are
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transitory part are are
not
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um you know basically all the all the
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um you know basically all the all the
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um you know basically all the all the
income all the transitory income
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income all the transitory income
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income all the transitory income
fluctuation should should not be
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fluctuation should should not be
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fluctuation should should not be
appearing in consumption which actually
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appearing in consumption which actually
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appearing in consumption which actually
is something we've talked about with
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is something we've talked about with
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is something we've talked about with
regards to the full risk sharing model
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regards to the full risk sharing model
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regards to the full risk sharing model
except there we didn't make this
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except there we didn't make this
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except there we didn't make this
distinction between transitory and
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distinction between transitory and
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distinction between transitory and
permanent
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um but when they go and look at the data
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um but when they go and look at the data
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um but when they go and look at the data
they say hey consumption is too smooth
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they say hey consumption is too smooth
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they say hey consumption is too smooth
it doesn't react to Innovations in the
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it doesn't react to Innovations in the
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it doesn't react to Innovations in the
permanent component of income and other
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permanent component of income and other
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permanent component of income and other
people have uh have found something
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people have uh have found something
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people have uh have found something
similar
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similar
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similar
um and we're inching forward to models
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um and we're inching forward to models
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um and we're inching forward to models
where we're going to we're going to need
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where we're going to we're going to need
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where we're going to we're going to need
to modify the models we're going to have
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to modify the models we're going to have
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to modify the models we're going to have
to introduce something else like private
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to introduce something else like private
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to introduce something else like private
information
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information
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information
uh and more on that in a
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second yep we always assume the market
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second yep we always assume the market
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second yep we always assume the market
is incomplete so maybe just because the
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is incomplete so maybe just because the
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is incomplete so maybe just because the
market is is relatively complete so uh
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market is is relatively complete so uh
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market is is relatively complete so uh
the consumers can this so that's my gut
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the consumers can this so that's my gut
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the consumers can this so that's my gut
reaction
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reaction
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reaction
although well
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although well
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although well
actually so this this pavoni paper you
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actually so this this pavoni paper you
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actually so this this pavoni paper you
know puts in sort of some unobserved
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know puts in sort of some unobserved
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know puts in sort of some unobserved
savings and and other things and it it
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savings and and other things and it it
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savings and and other things and it it
actually comes close to the data so it
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actually comes close to the data so it
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actually comes close to the data so it
isn't all the way toward full insurance
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isn't all the way toward full insurance
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isn't all the way toward full insurance
but it is more full insurance than what
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but it is more full insurance than what
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but it is more full insurance than what
these models
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these models
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these models
imply so trying to reconcile the
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imply so trying to reconcile the
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imply so trying to reconcile the
puzzle
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puzzle
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puzzle
uh I'd like to think I'm you know quite
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uh I'd like to think I'm you know quite
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uh I'd like to think I'm you know quite
agnostic uh you know in my rural tie
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agnostic uh you know in my rural tie
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agnostic uh you know in my rural tie
data certainly when you include other
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data certainly when you include other
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data certainly when you include other
variables and not just assumption we see
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variables and not just assumption we see
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variables and not just assumption we see
rejections of full risk sharing I'm not
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rejections of full risk sharing I'm not
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rejections of full risk sharing I'm not
you know determined to always find full
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you know determined to always find full
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you know determined to always find full
risk sharing in the data but
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risk sharing in the data but
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risk sharing in the data but
likewise I I would hope these guys
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likewise I I would hope these guys
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likewise I I would hope these guys
aren't clinging to the permanent income
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aren't clinging to the permanent income
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aren't clinging to the permanent income
model as the only game in town because
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model as the only game in town because
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model as the only game in town because
it's clearly also you know suffering
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it's clearly also you know suffering
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it's clearly also you know suffering
from its its own sort of anomalies
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from its its own sort of anomalies
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from its its own sort of anomalies
relative to the data and you know and
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relative to the data and you know and
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relative to the data and you know and
there's no reason to think that it has
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there's no reason to think that it has
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there's no reason to think that it has
to be the same model for every village
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to be the same model for every village
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to be the same model for every village
or every
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or every
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or every
country and
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country and
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country and
and and actually Deon and Paxton stuff
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and and actually Deon and Paxton stuff
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and and actually Deon and Paxton stuff
looking at the cross-sections kind of
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looking at the cross-sections kind of
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looking at the cross-sections kind of
saying that it's different it could be
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saying that it's different it could be
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saying that it's different it could be
different in different countries if
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different in different countries if
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different in different countries if
you're going to try to reconcile The
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you're going to try to reconcile The
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you're going to try to reconcile The
observed
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observed
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observed
movements
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um but anyway you guys need to know
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um but anyway you guys need to know
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um but anyway you guys need to know
about this literature I mean you know
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about this literature I mean you know
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about this literature I mean you know
you need you need to have a view of the
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you need you need to have a view of the
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you need you need to have a view of the
different consumption smoothing
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different consumption smoothing
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different consumption smoothing
literature I guess I should also say you
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literature I guess I should also say you
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literature I guess I should also say you
know sort
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of you know it looks as though it's a
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of you know it looks as though it's a
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of you know it looks as though it's a
macro is ussh literature but that's not
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macro is ussh literature but that's not
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macro is ussh literature but that's not
true certainly for Paxton and Deon who
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true certainly for Paxton and Deon who
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true certainly for Paxton and Deon who
are you know Avid development economists
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are you know Avid development economists
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are you know Avid development economists
and looking at uh at data from
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and looking at uh at data from
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and looking at uh at data from
developing countries and likewise the
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developing countries and likewise the
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developing countries and likewise the
initial you know risk sharing stuff that
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initial you know risk sharing stuff that
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initial you know risk sharing stuff that
wasn't peculiar to development that was
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wasn't peculiar to development that was
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wasn't peculiar to development that was
being tested by Cochran and mace and so
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being tested by Cochran and mace and so
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being tested by Cochran and mace and so
on in US data so you know there's really
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on in US data so you know there's really
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on in US data so you know there's really
never been this idea that somehow macro
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never been this idea that somehow macro
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never been this idea that somehow macro
is in one room using one subset of data
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is in one room using one subset of data
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is in one room using one subset of data
and micro is in another room using
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and micro is in another room using
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and micro is in another room using
another subset that would be rather
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another subset that would be rather
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another subset that would be rather
silly so we really need to
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silly so we really need to
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silly so we really need to
know how all these models
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know how all these models
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know how all these models
work uh okay
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so so this is again Campbell's you know
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so so this is again Campbell's you know
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so so this is again Campbell's you know
saving for a rainy
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day uh it's repeated because it's a
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day uh it's repeated because it's a
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day uh it's repeated because it's a
different
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different
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different
paper
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paper
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paper
um they look at Campbell and Deon now
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um they look at Campbell and Deon now
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um they look at Campbell and Deon now
are looking at
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are looking at
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are looking at
uh us
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uh us
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uh us
data and saying the labor income is
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data and saying the labor income is
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data and saying the labor income is
described by this autor regressive
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described by this autor regressive
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described by this autor regressive
process with a positive you know serial
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process with a positive you know serial
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process with a positive you know serial
correlation
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uh and what that means is
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uh and what that means is
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uh and what that means is
Innovations are quote unquote more than
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Innovations are quote unquote more than
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Innovations are quote unquote more than
permanent not just random walk is but
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permanent not just random walk is but
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permanent not just random walk is but
basically now now you get even into more
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basically now now you get even into more
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basically now now you get even into more
trouble because if consumption should
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trouble because if consumption should
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trouble because if consumption should
reflect the Innovations to permanent
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reflect the Innovations to permanent
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reflect the Innovations to permanent
income and what you see in Innovations
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income and what you see in Innovations
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income and what you see in Innovations
is is more than permanent that means
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is is more than permanent that means
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is is more than permanent that means
consumption should respond even
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consumption should respond even
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consumption should respond even
more and it's not in the data responding
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more and it's not in the data responding
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more and it's not in the data responding
that much it's much less
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that much it's much less
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that much it's much less
variable um so either they're getting
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variable um so either they're getting
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variable um so either they're getting
this fact wrong or again maybe you know
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this fact wrong or again maybe you know
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this fact wrong or again maybe you know
the households have more information
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the households have more information
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the households have more information
somehow uh or they have stupid
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somehow uh or they have stupid
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somehow uh or they have stupid
expectations or or whatever these guys
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expectations or or whatever these guys
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expectations or or whatever these guys
were not able to resolve the puzzle I
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were not able to resolve the puzzle I
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were not able to resolve the puzzle I
mean if you want to see the equations
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mean if you want to see the equations
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mean if you want to see the equations
there they are I'm not sure at this
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there they are I'm not sure at this
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there they are I'm not sure at this
point that it adds all that much more to
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point that it adds all that much more to
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point that it adds all that much more to
the discussion um
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and this is what I was saying about
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and this is what I was saying about
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and this is what I was saying about
atanasio and
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pavoni
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pavoni
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pavoni
So the plan is
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So the plan is
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So the plan is
uh there's a little more coming today
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uh there's a little more coming today
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uh there's a little more coming today
don't worry but uh or you might say OD
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don't worry but uh or you might say OD
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don't worry but uh or you might say OD
darn but uh but the plan in the in the
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darn but uh but the plan in the in the
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darn but uh but the plan in the in the
ordering of the lectures is to do labor
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ordering of the lectures is to do labor
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ordering of the lectures is to do labor
uh and wage you know wage variation and
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uh and wage you know wage variation and
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uh and wage you know wage variation and
smoothing adding labor Supply to a
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smoothing adding labor Supply to a
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smoothing adding labor Supply to a
consumption model and talk about
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consumption model and talk about
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consumption model and talk about
elasticities and
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elasticities and
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elasticities and
sensitivities that will be done with
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sensitivities that will be done with
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sensitivities that will be done with
both the full risk sharing model as well
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both the full risk sharing model as well
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both the full risk sharing model as well
as a version of these incomplete Market
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as a version of these incomplete Market
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as a version of these incomplete Market
models so we'll see what survives you
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models so we'll see what survives you
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models so we'll see what survives you
know depending on what you assume about
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know depending on what you assume about
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know depending on what you assume about
the market structure and then we're
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the market structure and then we're
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the market structure and then we're
going to go
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going to go
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going to go
to have a whole lecture on you know
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to have a whole lecture on you know
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to have a whole lecture on you know
models that are much more explicit about
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models that are much more explicit about
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models that are much more explicit about
moral hazard you know unobserved
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moral hazard you know unobserved
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moral hazard you know unobserved
income and so on uh and this provon
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income and so on uh and this provon
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income and so on uh and this provon
paper is one of them in that literature
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paper is one of them in that literature
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paper is one of them in that literature
we're not going to cover it in class
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we're not going to cover it in class
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we're not going to cover it in class
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so so
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actually so the front part of the
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actually so the front part of the
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actually so the front part of the
lecture was out was about this BPP was
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lecture was out was about this BPP was
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lecture was out was about this BPP was
probably a bit mysterious what it was uh
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probably a bit mysterious what it was uh
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probably a bit mysterious what it was uh
so we can review that for a
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so we can review that for a
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so we can review that for a
second
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second
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second
uh the idea is that you postulate
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uh the idea is that you postulate
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uh the idea is that you postulate
that um that log of
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earnings takes on this
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earnings takes on this
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earnings takes on this
process where X is a vector of shot a is
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process where X is a vector of shot a is
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process where X is a vector of shot a is
some Vector of
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some Vector of
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some Vector of
coefficients uh the shocks are
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coefficients uh the shocks are
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coefficients uh the shocks are
IID the X's
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IID the X's
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IID the X's
are and they have you know
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are and they have you know
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are and they have you know
variances uh you know this
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variances uh you know this
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variances uh you know this
allows whole bunches of stuff not only
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allows whole bunches of stuff not only
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allows whole bunches of stuff not only
just random walks but
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just random walks but
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just random walks but
uh autor regressive integrated moving
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uh autor regressive integrated moving
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uh autor regressive integrated moving
average uh uh processes on on income
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average uh uh processes on on income
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average uh uh processes on on income
this is what you
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this is what you
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this is what you
see uh and then you know this General
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see uh and then you know this General
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see uh and then you know this General
formulation allows a bunch of
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formulation allows a bunch of
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formulation allows a bunch of
uh different specifications which
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uh different specifications which
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uh different specifications which
they're going to try to
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they're going to try to
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they're going to try to
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estimate
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estimate
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um and and and somehow what they want to
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um and and and somehow what they want to
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back
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back
out is this insurance coefficient so
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out is this insurance coefficient so
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out is this insurance coefficient so
here's you know again how it's easy to
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here's you know again how it's easy to
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here's you know again how it's easy to
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get turned around this is how sort of
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get turned around this is how sort of
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like quote unquote a regression
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like quote unquote a regression
coefficient of how consumption is moving
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coefficient of how consumption is moving
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coefficient of how consumption is moving
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with this particular
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with this particular
shock inferred
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shock inferred
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shock inferred
somehow but one minus that is then the
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somehow but one minus that is then the
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somehow but one minus that is then the
degree of
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degree of
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degree of
insurance because when consumption
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insurance because when consumption
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insurance because when consumption
doesn't move with that shock this is
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doesn't move with that shock this is
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doesn't move with that shock this is
zero and so insurance is like perfect
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zero and so insurance is like perfect
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zero and so insurance is like perfect
measured at
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measured at
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measured at
one
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and you could put te's on these things
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and you could put te's on these things
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and you could put te's on these things
if you sort the
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if you sort the
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if you sort the
data by
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data by
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data by
age which came up
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earlier so we don't really see all
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earlier so we don't really see all
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earlier so we don't really see all
those
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those
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those
uh you know know permanent versus
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uh you know know permanent versus
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uh you know know permanent versus
transitory
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transitory
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transitory
shocks uh we kind of have to infer them
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shocks uh we kind of have to infer them
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shocks uh we kind of have to infer them
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somehow
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somehow
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somehow
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uh and this is a bit
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uh and this is a bit
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um you know using
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um you know using
some assumed function on the income
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some assumed function on the income
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some assumed function on the income
process uh
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process uh
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process uh
um and then filtering the data through
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um and then filtering the data through
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um and then filtering the data through
that function and looking at the
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that function and looking at the
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that function and looking at the
covariance with with income
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change but they don't just do three
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change but they don't just do three
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change but they don't just do three
alone because this would
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alone because this would
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alone because this would
be uh you know a statement about income
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be uh you know a statement about income
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be uh you know a statement about income
alone they they jointly
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alone they they jointly
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alone they they jointly
estimate this function G
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estimate this function G
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estimate this function G
essentially jointly with consumption
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so for
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so for
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so for
example uh if you assume
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example uh if you assume
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example uh if you assume
income took on this classic form that
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income took on this classic form that
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income took on this classic form that
that we were actually tracking through
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that we were actually tracking through
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that we were actually tracking through
the lectures then income would be the
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the lectures then income would be the
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the lectures then income would be the
sum of
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sum of
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sum of
a a random walk with its own Innovation
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a a random walk with its own Innovation
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a a random walk with its own Innovation
and variance and Epsilon which would be
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and variance and Epsilon which would be
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and variance and Epsilon which would be
this IID transitory
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this IID transitory
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this IID transitory
shock uh if you believe this to be the
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shock uh if you believe this to be the
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shock uh if you believe this to be the
structure and there are many many other
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structure and there are many many other
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structure and there are many many other
candidates Ates then you take a first
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candidates Ates then you take a first
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candidates Ates then you take a first
difference and uh you know by
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difference and uh you know by
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difference and uh you know by
construction then what would be left
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construction then what would be left
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construction then what would be left
would be this innovation in
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would be this innovation in
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would be this innovation in
the in the permanent
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the in the permanent
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the in the permanent
part and a time difference in the
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part and a time difference in the
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part and a time difference in the
transitory part which is still
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transitory part which is still
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transitory part which is still
transitory
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transitory
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transitory
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um so then the consumption model tells
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um so then the consumption model tells
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um so then the consumption model tells
you
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about
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about
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about
puts
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puts
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puts
restrictions
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um on how you know the change in
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um on how you know the change in
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um on how you know the change in
consumption should
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consumption should
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consumption should
be uh
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responding uh basically taking
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responding uh basically taking
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responding uh basically taking
advantage of of the time delays you know
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advantage of of the time delays you know
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advantage of of the time delays you know
if you go back like two three periods
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if you go back like two three periods
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if you go back like two three periods
there's nothing that happened that far
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there's nothing that happened that far
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there's nothing that happened that far
back that's influencing anything at all
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back that's influencing anything at all
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back that's influencing anything at all
today so those past data kind of become
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today so those past data kind of become
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today so those past data kind of become
like predetermined variables almost as
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like predetermined variables almost as
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like predetermined variables almost as
if they were instruments and so that
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if they were instruments and so that
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if they were instruments and so that
kind of mysterious notation about G on E
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kind of mysterious notation about G on E
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kind of mysterious notation about G on E
on on y that you know this is a version
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on on y that you know this is a version
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on on y that you know this is a version
of
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of
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of
it u postulating a model and then going
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it u postulating a model and then going
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it u postulating a model and then going
back far enough time so you would see
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back far enough time so you would see
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back far enough time so you would see
basically zero
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covariance
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so here it is actually this G is just
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so here it is actually this G is just
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so here it is actually this G is just
basically the uh the time difference in
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basically the uh the time difference in
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basically the uh the time difference in
income uh at t +
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income uh at t +
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income uh at t +
one uh and given the other assumptions
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one uh and given the other assumptions
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one uh and given the other assumptions
they
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they
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they
make uh you back
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make uh you back
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make uh you back
out the key some of the key things that
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out the key some of the key things that
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out the key some of the key things that
you want for example how on Earth are we
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you want for example how on Earth are we
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you want for example how on Earth are we
going to know about the variance of the
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going to know about the variance of the
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going to know about the variance of the
transitory shocks if we never see
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transitory shocks if we never see
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transitory shocks if we never see
transitory
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transitory
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transitory
shocks well
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shocks well
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shocks well
basically that turns out to be the
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basically that turns out to be the
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basically that turns out to be the
co-variance of two things we do see the
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co-variance of two things we do see the
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co-variance of two things we do see the
time difference of consumption at income
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time difference of consumption at income
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time difference of consumption at income
at T and the time difference of income
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at T and the time difference of income
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at T and the time difference of income
at t+
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at t+
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at t+
one hopefully you're seeing the spirit
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one hopefully you're seeing the spirit
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one hopefully you're seeing the spirit
of this if not following every line of
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of this if not following every line of
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of this if not following every line of
the algebra
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the algebra
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the algebra
so that's where we get that
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so that's where we get that
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so that's where we get that
object and uh and how would you get the
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object and uh and how would you get the
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object and uh and how would you get the
variance of the permanent income part
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variance of the permanent income part
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variance of the permanent income part
The Innovation to permanent income well
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The Innovation to permanent income well
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The Innovation to permanent income well
remember that thing is persisting over
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remember that thing is persisting over
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remember that thing is persisting over
time so it's a bit more
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time so it's a bit more
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time so it's a bit more
complicated um it turns out to be
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complicated um it turns out to be
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complicated um it turns out to be
this uh daunting object which is the and
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this uh daunting object which is the and
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this uh daunting object which is the and
everything here you see that's Point
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everything here you see that's Point
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everything here you see that's Point
number one it's the co-variance of the
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number one it's the co-variance of the
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number one it's the co-variance of the
time difference of income at T against
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time difference of income at T against
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time difference of income at T against
the sum of the changes in income at T
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the sum of the changes in income at T
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the sum of the changes in income at T
minus one t and t + one so there again
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minus one t and t + one so there again
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minus one t and t + one so there again
you see this sort of time structure at
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you see this sort of time structure at
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you see this sort of time structure at
work the spirit of it is you know go
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work the spirit of it is you know go
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work the spirit of it is you know go
back far enough in time so everything is
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back far enough in time so everything is
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back far enough in time so everything is
predetermined
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predetermined
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predetermined
um and this is the co-variance of cons
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um and this is the co-variance of cons
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um and this is the co-variance of cons
consumption with that permanent shock so
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consumption with that permanent shock so
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consumption with that permanent shock so
this this is a key object remember that
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this this is a key object remember that
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this this is a key object remember that
insurance formula is how much is
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insurance formula is how much is
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insurance formula is how much is
consumption moving when you with the
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consumption moving when you with the
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consumption moving when you with the
Innovation to permanent income it all
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Innovation to permanent income it all
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Innovation to permanent income it all
seemed quite mysterious but here is a
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seemed quite mysterious but here is a
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seemed quite mysterious but here is a
you know an explicit formula for how
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you know an explicit formula for how
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you know an explicit formula for how
they get
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they get
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they get
it so clearly it's a linear
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it so clearly it's a linear
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it so clearly it's a linear
model you know using a lot of these
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model you know using a lot of these
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model you know using a lot of these
variance covariance formulas given the
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variance covariance formulas given the
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variance covariance formulas given the
the assume
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the assume
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the assume
structure uh they don't have to their
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structure uh they don't have to their
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structure uh they don't have to their
starting point could have been something
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starting point could have been something
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starting point could have been something
else uh as I said you have these ARA
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else uh as I said you have these ARA
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else uh as I said you have these ARA
processes but it is some structure when
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processes but it is some structure when
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processes but it is some structure when
you
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you
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you
specify the order of the moving average
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specify the order of the moving average
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specify the order of the moving average
part and the Order of the auto
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part and the Order of the auto
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part and the Order of the auto
regressive part you know you get
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regressive part you know you get
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regressive part you know you get
restrictions on the
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restrictions on the
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restrictions on the
data
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data
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data
um
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um
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um
so hopefully that helps resolve some of
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so hopefully that helps resolve some of
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so hopefully that helps resolve some of
the mysteries about what this
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the mysteries about what this
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the mysteries about what this
BPP algorithm and what they do to the
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BPP algorithm and what they do to the
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BPP algorithm and what they do to the
data to measure these insurance against
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data to measure these insurance against
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data to measure these insurance against
against idiosyncratic and permanent
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against idiosyncratic and permanent
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against idiosyncratic and permanent
shocks okay so I'm going to leave for
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shocks okay so I'm going to leave for
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shocks okay so I'm going to leave for
wit to do the
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wit to do the
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wit to do the
uh version of
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uh version of
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uh version of
smoothing B in the Italian data but I I
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smoothing B in the Italian data but I I
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smoothing B in the Italian data but I I
will just say by way of motivation it's
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will just say by way of motivation it's
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will just say by way of motivation it's
again looking at you know various models
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again looking at you know various models
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again looking at you know various models
although they're not exactly nested and
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although they're not exactly nested and
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although they're not exactly nested and
looking at the response es of of
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looking at the response es of of
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looking at the response es of of
consumption to
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consumption to
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consumption to
Innovations but also of wealth to in
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Innovations but also of wealth to in
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Innovations but also of wealth to in
Innovations so we saw in my data you
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Innovations so we saw in my data you
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Innovations so we saw in my data you
know sort of how wealth and various
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know sort of how wealth and various
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know sort of how wealth and various
lectures is moving around in the
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lectures is moving around in the
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lectures is moving around in the
cross-section and moving around over
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cross-section and moving around over
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cross-section and moving around over
time we talked about responses to shocks
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time we talked about responses to shocks
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time we talked about responses to shocks
and you know whether they're using
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and you know whether they're using
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and you know whether they're using
savings accounts and so on so these guys
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savings accounts and so on so these guys
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savings accounts and so on so these guys
in their own way are doing something
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in their own way are doing something
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in their own way are doing something
similar and uh and the paper backs out
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similar and uh and the paper backs out
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similar and uh and the paper backs out
the movements in consumption and wealth
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the movements in consumption and wealth
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the movements in consumption and wealth
that are predicted from certain kinds of
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that are predicted from certain kinds of
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that are predicted from certain kinds of
Innovations but not just between you
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Innovations but not just between you
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Innovations but not just between you
know this year and next year but this
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know this year and next year but this
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know this year and next year but this
year and two years from now all the way
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year and two years from now all the way
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year and two years from now all the way
up to six years or even longer so you
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up to six years or even longer so you
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up to six years or even longer so you
kind of get you know the sort of time
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kind of get you know the sort of time
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kind of get you know the sort of time
profiles of
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profiles of
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profiles of
responsiveness and uh you know very much
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responsiveness and uh you know very much
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responsiveness and uh you know very much
in the spirit of what we're talking
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in the spirit of what we're talking
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in the spirit of what we're talking
about today but yet again a bit
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about today but yet again a bit
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about today but yet again a bit
different those respons patterns are
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different those respons patterns are
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different those respons patterns are
very different depending on whether
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very different depending on whether
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very different depending on whether
you're talking about the permanent
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you're talking about the permanent
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you're talking about the permanent
income model or you know the life cycle
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income model or you know the life cycle
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income model or you know the life cycle
buffer stock type
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buffer stock type
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buffer stock type
model so okay that's all for
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today