Joint life annuities and annuity demand by married couples

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 527-554

  Brown, Jeffrey R ^a   Poterba, James M ^a  

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EID: 0007950994     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253849     Document Type: Article

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