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A Theory of the Consumption Function
A Theory of the Consumption Function
Milton Friedman
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Published Date
January 1957
Copyright
1957
ISBN
0-691-04182-2
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Princeton University Press
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Table of Contents
Front Matter "A Theory of the Consumption Function"
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
Chapter 1:
Introduction to "A Theory of the Consumption Function"
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 1-6)
Chapter 2:
The Implications of the Pure Theory of Consumer Behavior
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 7-19)
Chapter 3:
The Permanent Income Hypothesis
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 20-37)
Chapter 4:
Consistency of the Permanent Income Hypothesis with Existing Evidence on the Relation between Consumption and Income: Budget Studies
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 38-114)
Chapter 5:
Consistency of the Permanent Income Hypothesis with Existing Evidence on the Relation between Consumption and Income: Time Series Data
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 115-156)
Chapter 6:
The Relation between the Permanent Income and Relative Income Hypotheses
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 157-182)
Chapter 7:
Evidence from Income Data on the Relative Importance of Permanent and Transitory Components of Income
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 183-199)
Chapter 8:
A Miscellany
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 200-219)
Chapter 9:
Summary and Conclusion
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 220-240)
Index
Author(s):
Milton Friedman
(p. 241-243)
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