The retirement consumption puzzle in Japan

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 983-1005

  Wakabayashi, Midori ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese consumption behavior; Life cycle model; Retirement consumption puzzle

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249084977     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-006-0113-8     Document Type: Article

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