Life-cycle asset accumulation and allocation in Canada

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1057-1106

  Milligan, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LIFE CYCLE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26844488095     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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