# Consumption and Permanent Income

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The permanent-income hypothesis proposes that households base consumption more on expected long-run resources than on temporary income movements. The distinction between permanent and transitory income helped explain why short-run and cross-sectional saving patterns differed and became a foundation for later consumption research.

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