Middle Class Without a Net: Savings, Financial Fragility, and Preferences Over Social Insurance

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Middle Class Without a Net : Savings, Financial Fragility, and Preferences Over Social Insurance. / Hariri, Jacob Gerner; Jensen, Amalie Sofie; Lassen, David Dreyer.

I: Comparative Political Studies, Bind 53, Nr. 6, 01.05.2020, s. 892-922.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Hariri, JG, Jensen, AS & Lassen, DD 2020, 'Middle Class Without a Net: Savings, Financial Fragility, and Preferences Over Social Insurance', Comparative Political Studies, bind 53, nr. 6, s. 892-922. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414019879718

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Hariri, J. G., Jensen, A. S., & Lassen, D. D. (2020). Middle Class Without a Net: Savings, Financial Fragility, and Preferences Over Social Insurance. Comparative Political Studies, 53(6), 892-922. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414019879718

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Hariri JG, Jensen AS, Lassen DD. Middle Class Without a Net: Savings, Financial Fragility, and Preferences Over Social Insurance. Comparative Political Studies. 2020 maj 1;53(6):892-922. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414019879718

Author

Hariri, Jacob Gerner ; Jensen, Amalie Sofie ; Lassen, David Dreyer. / Middle Class Without a Net : Savings, Financial Fragility, and Preferences Over Social Insurance. I: Comparative Political Studies. 2020 ; Bind 53, Nr. 6. s. 892-922.

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