Saving behaviour and earnings uncertainty: Evidence from the British household panel survey

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 619-634

  Guariglia, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earnings variability; Precautionary saving; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035527969     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480100081     Document Type: Article

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