Social savings

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 775-800

  Leunig, Tim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer surplus; Economic history; Growth; Social savings; Technology; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; SAVINGS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 78149401435     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2010.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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