How well are we and the government planning for the future? How much should americans be saving for retirement?

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 288-292

  Bernheim, B Douglas ^a   Forni, Lorenzo ^b   Gokhale, Jagadeesh ^c   Kotlikoff, Laurence J ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 0039765315     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.2.288     Document Type: Article

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