Saving: A Cross-National Perspective

Life-Cycle Savings and Public Policy: A Cross-National Study of Six Countries

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-31

  B̈rsch Supan, Axel ^a,b   Lusardi, Annamaria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 84902555579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012109891-9.50032-4     Document Type: Chapter

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