Emergency fund adequacy of Asian Americans

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-145

  Hong, Gong Soog ^a   Kao, Y Emily ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Emergency funds; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149125813     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024920106444     Document Type: Article

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