Income volatility and saving decisions: Experimental evidence
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Income volatility; Precautionary saving; Uncertainty; Financial decision making;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
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