Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. Contents xi
4. List of Tables xiv
5. I. Introduction 1
6. II. The Implications of the Pure Theory of Consumer Behavior 7
7. III. The Permanent Income Hypothesis 20
8. IV. Consistency of the Permanent Income Hypothesis with Existing Evidence on the Relation between Consumption and Income : Budget Studies 38
9. V. Consistency of the Permanent Income Hypothesis with Existing Evidence on the Relation between Consumption and Income: Time Series Data 115
10. VI. The Relation Between the Permanent Income and Relative Income Hypotheses 157
11. VII. Evidence from Income Data on the Relative Importance of Permanent and Transitory Components of Income 183
12. VIII. A Miscellany 200
13. IX. Summary and Conclusion 220
14. Index 241