Consumption, wealth, and finite horizons: Tests of Ricardian equivalence

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 527-544

  Graham, Fred C ^b   Himarios, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030547633     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1996.tb01395.x     Document Type: Article

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