The taxation of retirement saving: Choosing between front-loaded and back-loaded options

National Tax Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 689-702

  Burman, Leonard E ^a   Gale, William G ^b   Weiner, David ^c  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c Ford House Office Building   (United States)

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EID: 0039885160     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2001.3.17     Document Type: Article

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