Unemployment risk and precautionary wealth: Evidence from households' balance sheets

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 586-604

  Carroll, Christopher D ^a   Dynan, Karen E ^a   Krane, Spencer D ^a  

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EID: 0242474621     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465303322369740     Document Type: Article

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