Does gender have any effect on aggregate saving? An empirical analysis

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-166

  Seguino, Stephanie ^a   Floro, Maria Sagrario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARGAINING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENDER ROLE; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037980346     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269217032000064026     Document Type: Article

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