Estimating the effects of earnings uncertainty on families' saving and insurance decisions

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-86

  Palumbo, Michael G ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 0034375738     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061613     Document Type: Article

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