The wealthy hand-to-mouth

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn Spring 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages 77-138

  Kaplan, Greg ^a   Violante, Giovanni L ^b   Weidner, Justin ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908170176     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: 15334465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2014.0002     Document Type: Article

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