TY - UNPD A1 - Carroll, Chris T1 - Theoretical foundations of buffer stock saving : [Version July 30, 2011] T2 - Center for Financial Studies (Frankfurt am Main): CFS working paper series ; No. 2011,15 N2 - "Buffer-stock" models of saving are now standard in the consumption literature. This paper builds theoretical foundations for rigorous understanding of the main features of such models, including the existence of a target wealth ratio and the proposition that aggregate consumption growth equals aggregate income growth in a small open economy populated by buffer stock savers. JEL Classification: D81, D91, E21 Keywords: Precautionary Saving, Buffer Stock Saving, Marginal Propensity to Consume, Permanent Income Hypothesis T3 - CFS working paper series - 2011, 15 KW - Precautionary Saving KW - Buffer Stock Saving KW - Marginal Propensity to Consume KW - Permanent Income Hypothesis Y1 - 2011 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/22360 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-102399 IS - Version July 30, 2011 ER -