The Consumption Function--a "fundamental psychological law," 281.--The time-preference postulate--another "fundamental psychological law," 285.-- Is the pure interest rate already zero?

Consumption habits have become an integral component in new Keynesian models. However, consumption habits can be modeled in a host of different ways and this diversity is reflected in the literature.

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