Uncertain health and survival: Effects on end-of-life consumption

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 254-268

  Lillard, Lee A ^a   Weiss, Yoram ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health; Saving; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031498593     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: 15372707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1997.10524704     Document Type: Article

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