Family finances in urban China: Evidence from a national survey

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-279

  Liao, Li ^a   Huang, Nuonan ^a   Yao, Rui ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Consumer finance; Liabilities; Spending

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955849104     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-010-9218-z     Document Type: Article

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