Saving and income smoothing: Evidence from panel data

European Economic Review

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1251-1279

  Alessie, Rob ^a   Lusardi, Annamaria ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Panel data; Permanent income; Savings

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION PATTERN; INCOME CHANGE; SAVINGS PATTERN; THEORETICAL STUDY; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

USA;

EID: 0031444048     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(96)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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