Household life cycle protection: Life insurance holdings, financial vulnerability, and portfolio implications

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-173

  Lin, Yijia ^a   Grace, Martin F ^b  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847644615     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2007.00205.x     Document Type: Review

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