The saving and spending habits of young people

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 677-697

  Furnham, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Allowances; Money; Parents; Saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033474395     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(99)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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