Nature or nurture: Why do 401(k) participants save differently than other workers?

National Tax Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 597-613

  Pence, Karen M ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 0040078145     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2002.3.11     Document Type: Article

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