Trends in disposable income among teenage boys and girls in Finland from 1977 to 2003

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 340-348

  Lintonen, Tomi P ^a,b,c   Wilska, Terhi Anna ^d   Koivusilta, Leena K ^e   Konu, Anne I ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gender; Income; Money; Social differences; Teenage; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928412671     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2006.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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