A new interpretation for the precautionary saving motive: a note

DOI10.1007/s00712-007-0279-xzbMath1133.91465OpenAlexW2072639791MaRDI QIDQ2476004

Mario Menegatti

Publication date: 11 March 2008

Published in: Journal of Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00712-007-0279-x

zbMATH Keywords

precautionary savingprudencerisk aversion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Consumer behavior, demand theory (91B42)

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