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Precautionary saving and subjective earnings variance

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  • Lusardi, Annamaria, 1997. "Precautionary saving and subjective earnings variance," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 57(3), pages 319-326, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:57:y:1997:i:3:p:319-326
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