Household saving in developing countries: First cross-country evidence

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 529-547

  Schmidt hebbel, Klaus ^a   Webb, Steven B ^a   Corsetti, Giancarlo ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 0000525297     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/6.3.529     Document Type: Article

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