Household financial strategies in Sweden: An exploratory study

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 201-233

  Gunnarsson, Jonas ^a   Wahlund, Richard ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Household portfolios; Life cycle; Saving behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031116269     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(97)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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