Annuity Markets and Retirement Security

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-270

  Poterba, James M ^a  

^a MIT and NBER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347867264     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2001.tb00042.x     Document Type: Article

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