Lump Sum Distributions from Pension Plans: Recent Evidence and Issues for Policy and Research

National Tax Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 553-562

  Burman, Leonard E ^a   Coe, Norma B ^a   Gale, William G ^b  

^a Department of Treasury ^*  (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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