Saving behavior among Korean households

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 437-462

  Hong, Gong Soog ^a   Sung, Jaimie ^b   Kim, Soon Mi ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University of Technology and Education   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84971444329     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X02030004002     Document Type: Article

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