Household savings motives

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 174-186

  Devaney, Sharon A ^a   Anong, Sophia T ^b   Whirl, Stacy E ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847356556     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2006.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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