PIH

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A form of permanent income hypothesis — A theory attempting to describe how agents spread consumption over their lifetimes, supposing that a person's consumption at a point in time is determined not just by their current income but also by their expected income in future years, which is seen as the driver of change.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of permanent income hypothesis.
nounPIH (countable and uncountable, plural PIHs)

plural PIHs

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Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
permanent income hypothesis

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hipphi
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