Financially fragile households: Evidence and implications

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-134

  Lusardi, Annamaria ^a   Schneider, Daniel ^b   Tufano, Peter ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053599975     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: 15334465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2011.0002     Document Type: Article

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