The effects of precautionary saving motives on (S,s) bands for home purchases

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 467-488

  Dunn, Wendy E ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Housing demand; Income uncertainty; Precautionary saving

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSING MARKET; INCOME; SAVINGS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0037933185     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(02)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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