Wealth distribution in life-cycle economies

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 469-494

  Huggett, Mark ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Wealth distribution

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EID: 0030511150     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(96)01291-3     Document Type: Article

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