Understanding Japanese savings: Does population aging matter?

Understanding Japanese Savings: Does Population Aging Matter?

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-87

  Dekle, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84917069135     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203645291     Document Type: Book

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