(1) University of Utah, 225 S 1400 E, AEB 228, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112;(2) University of Alabama, Box 870158, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487-0158
Abstract:
A model integrating the permanent income and relative income hypotheses was employed to explain consumer expenditure behavior in the U.S. The model was empirically tested using data from the interview survey portion of the 1996 and 1997 Consumer Expenditure Survey. The results indicate that household expenditure behavior is generally explained by both hypotheses when integrated in one model.