Family Labor Supply, Precautionary Behavior, Aggregate Saving and Employment
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Family Labor Supply and Aggregate Saving
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.932887