Consumer Durables and the Real Interest
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N. Gregory Mankiw
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Article
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1985
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MIT Press
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English
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One channel through which real interest rates affect aggregate demand is consumer expenditure on durable goods. This paper examines empirically the link between interest rates and consumer durables. Solving for the decision rule relating income and interest rates to consumer demand is in general an