Empirical evidence on consumption smoothing and intergenerational transfers

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-94

  Kan, Kamhon ^a  

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Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT;

EID: 0030437611     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061305     Document Type: Article

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