The retirement consumption conundrum: Evidence from a consumption survey

Recent studies have shown that food consumption declines at retirement. We use broader definitions of consumption from the Consumer Expenditure Survey and find that the so-called retirement consumption puzzle is solved by using comprehensive consumption data.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Fisher, Jonathan D. ; Johnson, David S. ; Marchand, Joseph ; Smeeding, Timothy M. ; Torrey, Barbara Boyle
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 99.2008, 3, p. 482-485
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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