Transfer and life-cycle wealth in Japan, 1974-1984

Japanese Economic Review

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 410-423

  Campbell, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; WEALTH TRANSFER;

JAPAN;

EID: 0031411047     PISSN: 13524739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5876.00062     Document Type: Article

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