durable good
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durable
adjective
uk/ˈdʒʊə.rə.bəl/us/ˈdʊr.ə.bəl/
able to last and be used for a long time without ...
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If thedurablegooddepreciates quickly enough, the distinction between durables purchases and the durables stock becomes less important as the horizon lengthens.
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The latter three together constitute the set of durable goods, but the separability tests indicate that they must not be aggregated into one overalldurablegood.
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The capital value of eachdurablegoodis equal to the discounted value of its future rents.
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Usually this refers to removing nonessential features from adurablegood, such as a car or phone, in order to sell it in developing countries.
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This rise in investments anddurablegoodpurchases boosts the level of aggregate demand and employment.
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We measure the quarterly stock of durable goods as the average of the end-of-quarter stock and previous end-of-quarter stock.
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Using these aggregates and the stock of durable goods, we estimate the elasticities of substitution between various consumption goods and monetary assets.
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At incomes below $4,000, they cut down on food, durable goods, and fuel and water expenditure.
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Section 3 describes the data used in our study and in particular the calculations needed to construct price variables for durable goods.
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The lower multiplier is due to recipients emphasizing big-ticketdurablegoodpurchases, which are typically produced elsewhere, versus locally-produced products and services such as agricultural products or restaurant visits.
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In addition, substitution between monetary assets and durable goods is about twice as large as substitution between monetary assets and nondurable goods or services.
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From 1937-1938, investment fell by $17.6 billion ($1992) and durable goods expenditures fell by an additional $9 billion (about 20% of total).
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It is important to note, however, that this may not apply in the context of durable goods.
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In particular, these substitution estimates provide insight into the recent changes in expenditure on durable goods.
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Private consumer spending may be disaggregated into spending on services, durable goods, and nondurables.
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However, the boost in durable goods spending in constant price terms has not been mirrored by an increase in the current price expenditure share.
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The monopolist sets the price of thedurablegoodat time "t" equal to the highest reservation price of a consumer who hasn't purchased prior to that point "t".
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Prices for durable goods and nondurable goods and services were derived as the implicit price deflator from the ratio of current to constant price expenditure.
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As incomes decrease below $4,000, they cut expenditure on food, durable goods and fuel and water expenditure.
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