Intergenerational Transfers, Borrowing Constraints, and Saving Behavior: Evidence from the Housing Market

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-157

  Engelhardt, Gary V ^a   Mayer, Christopher J ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

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EID: 0001707565     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/juec.1997.2064     Document Type: Article

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