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The Impact of Investment Behaviour for Individual Welfare

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  • Helmut Gründl
  • Joan T. Schmit
  • Anja Zimmer

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  • Thomas Post & Helmut Gründl & Joan T. Schmit & Anja Zimmer, 2014. "The Impact of Investment Behaviour for Individual Welfare," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 81(321), pages 15-47, January.
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