The effects of marital status and children on savings and portfolio choice

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 385-432

  Love, David A ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 75449115739     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhp020     Document Type: Article

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