Risk, natural disasters, and household savings in a life cycle model

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-34

  Skidmore, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

D81; E21; Natural disasters; Risk; Savings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010874170     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-1425(00)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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