From Perfect Foresight through OLG to Buffer Stock Models

$©$ May 14, 2009, Christopher Carroll ConsumptionIndexAll

This document provides an index of lecture notes and handouts useful for teaching graduate intertemporal optimization and consumption theory.

The online directory that contains all public lecture notes is

2PeriodLCModel:: The Fisher Two-Period Optimal Consumption Problem
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ConsAndLaborSupply:: Consumption and Labor Supply
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OLGModel:: The Diamond OLG Model
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GenAcctsAndGov:: Generational Accounts and the Government
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SocSecAndKAccum:: Social Security and Capital Accumulation
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Envelope:: The Envelope Theorem and the Euler Equation
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PerfForesightCRRA:: Consumption Under Perfect Foresight and CRRA Utility
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RandomWalk:: The Random Walk Model of Consumption
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ConsumptionFunction:: Consumption Functions and the Permanent Income Hypothesis
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StickyExpectationsC:: Sticky Expectations and Consumption Dynamics
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Habits:: Consumption Models with Habit Formation
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Durables:: Durables
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RiskAndPSPremia:: Risk Premia and Precautionary Premia (Figures)
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TractableBufferStock:: A Tractable Model of Buffer Stock Saving
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PalgravePrecautionary:: Precautionary Saving and Precautionary Wealth
BufferStockAgeProfiles:: Age Consumption/Income Profiles In Data and Theory
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Laibson:: The Laibson Model of Time Inconsistency
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CRRA-RateRisk:: Consumption Out of Risky Assets
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CARAModelWithYRisk:: The Constant Absolute Risk Aversion (CARA) Consumption Model
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AggImplicationsSlides:: Minicourse at IMF Institute: Micro and Macro Consumption:Slides
AggImplicationsSyllabus:: Minicourse at IMF Institute: Micro and Macro Consumption:Syllabus