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The Life-Cycle Hypothesis and the Consumption Behavior of the Elderly

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  • Sheldon Danziger
  • Jacques Van Der Gaag
  • Eugene Smolensky
  • Michael K. Taussig

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  • Sheldon Danziger & Jacques Van Der Gaag & Eugene Smolensky & Michael K. Taussig, 1982. "The Life-Cycle Hypothesis and the Consumption Behavior of the Elderly," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(2), pages 208-227, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:postke:v:5:y:1982:i:2:p:208-227
    DOI: 10.1080/01603477.1982.11489357
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