Asset poverty in the United States, 1984-99: Evidence from the panel study of income dynamics

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 493-518

  Caner, Asena ^a   Wolff, Edward N ^b  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11444252411     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0034-6586.2004.00137.x     Document Type: Review

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