More than a penny saved: Long-term changes in behavior among savings program participants

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-126

  Loibl, Cäzilia ^a   Grinstein Weiss, Michal ^b   Zhan, Min ^c   Red Bird, Beth ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77951244223     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2010.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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