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Saving Rates and Poverty: The Role of Conspicuous Consumption and Human Capital

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  • Omer Moav and & Zvika Neeman, 2012. "Saving Rates and Poverty: The Role of Conspicuous Consumption and Human Capital," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 122(563), pages 933-956, September.
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