The financial crisis and the well-being of Americans

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-26

  Deaton, Angus ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; MACROECONOMICS; STOCK MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84555189129     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpr051     Document Type: Article

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