Saving accounts versus stocks and bonds in household portfolio allocation

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-97

  Hochguertel, Stefan ^a   Alessie, Rob ^a   Van Soest, Arthur ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD WEALTH; PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION; WEALTH DETERMINANTS;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0031440976     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00049     Document Type: Article

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