Worker Preferences, Spousal Coordination, and Participation in an Employer-Sponsored Pension Plan

Research on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-316

  Shuey, Kim M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Pension behavior; Retirement income; Spousal coordination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; PENSION; RETIREMENT; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; WORKER;

EID: 1842863942     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027503262476     Document Type: Article

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