The saving to income ratio: A note

Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-76

  Lester, Laurence H ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0009534749     PISSN: 03135926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0313-5926(96)50004-4     Document Type: Article

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