Gender differences in pension wealth: Estimates using provider data

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 320-333

  Johnson, Richard W ^a   Sambamoorthi, Usha ^b   Crystal, Stephen ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Income inequality; Midlife; Pensions; Retirement income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INVESTMENT; MALE; PENSION; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK;

EID: 0032966936     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.3.320     Document Type: Article

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