Annuity values in defined contribution retirement systems: Australia and Singapore compared

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 402-416

  Doyle, Suzanne ^a   Mitchell, Olivia S ^b   Piggott, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; FINANCIAL PROVISION; PENSION SYSTEM; RETIREMENT;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 11244303544     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8462.2004.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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