Ill-health, savings and portfolio choices in developing economies

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 257-285

  Kochar, Anjini ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Portfolio choices; Savings

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; INTEREST RATE; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0942267348     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.02.001     Document Type: Article

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