What accounts for the variation in retirement wealth among U.S. households?

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 832-857

  Bernheim, B Douglas ^a   Skinner, Jonathan ^b   Weinberg, Steven ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 0038473842     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.4.832     Document Type: Article

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