Peer crowds, work experience, and financial saving behaviour of young Canadians

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-284

  Erskine, Michele ^a   Kier, Cheryl ^b,c   Leung, Ambrose ^d   Sproule, Robert ^d  

^a Youth Culture Inc   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents and young people; Choice behaviour; Money; Saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644766885     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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