Expenditure flows near widowhood

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-353

  Fan, Jessie X ^a   Zick, Cathleen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Budget allocation; Consumer Expenditure Survey; Expenditure pattern; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744815208     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9008-9     Document Type: Review

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