Loss Aversion and Saving Behavior: Evidence from the 2007 U.S. Survey of Consumer Finances

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-14

  Fisher, Patti J ^a   Montalto, Catherine P ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Household economics; Loss aversion; Saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951767859     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-010-9196-1     Document Type: Article

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