The Chinese saving puzzle and the life-cycle hypothesis: A revaluation

China Economic Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-120

  Chao, Chi Chur ^a   Laffargue, Jean Pierre ^b   Yu, Eden ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Household saving; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951671977     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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