Default, insurance, and debt over the life-cycle

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 752-774

  Athreya, Kartik B ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Default; Life cycle consumption inequality; Unsecured debt

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749152113     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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