Labour supply and saving under uncertainty

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 513, 2006, Pages 721-737

  Flodén, Martin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR SUPPLY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAVINGS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WAGE;

EID: 33745946042     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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