Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5061633 Economics Letters 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

This paper extends previous work by showing that consumption constraints typically increase individuals' risk-aversion even if the illiquid good (e.g., leisure) has good substitutes. Calibrations indicate time-use constraints may raise risk-aversion considerably under many common scenarios.

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