Wealth accumulation and the propensity to plan

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1007-1047

  Ameriks, John ^b   Caplin, Andrew ^a   Leahy, John ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041861222     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00335530360698487     Document Type: Review

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