Consumption and Income Seasonality in Thailand
利用泰国数据，研究家庭消费支出是否随季节收入变化，发现消费并不随收入季节性波动，而是受偏好或价格影响。
Many households in developing countries rely on seasonal agriculture for their incomes. This paper investigates whet her household consumption expenditure tracks income across seasons. Wit h data from Thailand, the paper contrasts the seasonal consumption patterns of households with different seasonal income patterns and estimates the responsiveness of seasonal consumption to seasonal income. Little evidence is found that consumption tracks income over the course of the year. The findings suggest that observed seasonal consumption patterns are the result of seasonal variations in preferences or prices, common to all households, rather than an inability of households to use savings behavior to smooth consumptio n. Copyright 1993 by University of Chicago Press.