The nature of precautionary wealth

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-71

  Carroll, Christopher D ^a   Samwick, Andrew A ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Income uncertainty; Precautionary saving; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031232423     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(97)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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