What explains early withdrawals from retirement accounts? Evidence from a panel of taxpayers

National Tax Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 595-612

  Amromin, Gene ^a   Smith, Paul ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 2942748499     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2003.3.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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