Private pensions, mortality risk, and the decision to annuitize

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-62

  Brown, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annuity; G22; G23; H55; J14; Mortality; Pension; Retirement; Social security

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041125232     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(00)00152-3     Document Type: Article

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