Precautionary wealth accumulation: Evidence from Canadian microdata

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1105-1124

  Alan, Sule ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750446283     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2006.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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