The response of household saving to the large shock of German reunification

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1798-1828

  Fuchs Schündeln, Nicola ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149296379     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.5.1798     Document Type: Article

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