English Explanatory Dictionary

permanent income hypothesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A theory attempting to describe how agents spread consumption over their lifetimes, supposing that a person's consumption at a point in time is determined not just by their current income but also by their expected income in future years, which is seen as the driver of change.

Word forms

permanent income hypothesis the permanent income hypothesis

Synonyms

PIH
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