Precautionary Wealth and Income Uncertainty: A Household-Level Analysis
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Economics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1514-0326,1667-6726
DOI: 10.1016/s1514-0326(12)60015-4