Triple
T4958146
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Franco Modigliani |
E111336
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableIdea |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
life-cycle income hypothesis
The life-cycle income hypothesis is an economic theory proposing that individuals plan their consumption and saving behavior over their lifetime to smooth consumption, based on expected lifetime income rather than current income.
|
E483087
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: life-cycle income hypothesis | Statement: [Franco Modigliani, notableIdea, life-cycle income hypothesis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: life-cycle income hypothesis Context triple: [Franco Modigliani, notableIdea, life-cycle income hypothesis]
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A.
permanent income hypothesis
The permanent income hypothesis is an economic theory, associated with Milton Friedman and the Chicago School, which posits that individuals base their consumption decisions on expected long-term average income rather than current income.
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B.
A Theory of the Consumption Function
A Theory of the Consumption Function is Milton Friedman’s influential 1957 economics book that introduced the permanent income hypothesis to explain household consumption behavior over time.
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C.
Ricardian equivalence
Ricardian equivalence is an economic theory proposing that consumers anticipate future taxes implied by government borrowing and therefore adjust their saving so that deficit-financed tax cuts do not affect overall demand.
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D.
Fisherian intertemporal choice theory
Fisherian intertemporal choice theory is an economic framework, developed by Irving Fisher, that explains how rational individuals allocate consumption and savings over time to maximize lifetime utility given their income, preferences, and interest rates.
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E.
Ramsey–Cass–Koopmans model
The Ramsey–Cass–Koopmans model is a foundational neoclassical growth model in macroeconomics that analyzes optimal savings, consumption, and capital accumulation over time in a perfectly competitive economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: life-cycle income hypothesis Triple: [Franco Modigliani, notableIdea, life-cycle income hypothesis]
Generated description
The life-cycle income hypothesis is an economic theory proposing that individuals plan their consumption and saving behavior over their lifetime to smooth consumption, based on expected lifetime income rather than current income.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: life-cycle income hypothesis Target entity description: The life-cycle income hypothesis is an economic theory proposing that individuals plan their consumption and saving behavior over their lifetime to smooth consumption, based on expected lifetime income rather than current income.
-
A.
permanent income hypothesis
The permanent income hypothesis is an economic theory, associated with Milton Friedman and the Chicago School, which posits that individuals base their consumption decisions on expected long-term average income rather than current income.
-
B.
A Theory of the Consumption Function
A Theory of the Consumption Function is Milton Friedman’s influential 1957 economics book that introduced the permanent income hypothesis to explain household consumption behavior over time.
-
C.
Ricardian equivalence
Ricardian equivalence is an economic theory proposing that consumers anticipate future taxes implied by government borrowing and therefore adjust their saving so that deficit-financed tax cuts do not affect overall demand.
-
D.
Fisherian intertemporal choice theory
Fisherian intertemporal choice theory is an economic framework, developed by Irving Fisher, that explains how rational individuals allocate consumption and savings over time to maximize lifetime utility given their income, preferences, and interest rates.
-
E.
Ramsey–Cass–Koopmans model
The Ramsey–Cass–Koopmans model is a foundational neoclassical growth model in macroeconomics that analyzes optimal savings, consumption, and capital accumulation over time in a perfectly competitive economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd4418390c8190b7e9766a2512ce55 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd71d834c0819087f3faafdc9b4228 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be81e144a08190b66bf07e09b6ff55 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be83b10e048190889289ac2ca9f07f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be843e2e50819099b2b73498c7c16e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:32 p.m.