Life annuities of compulsory savings and income adequacy of the elderly in Singapore

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-65

  Chia, Ngee Choon ^a   Tsui, Albert K C ^a  

^a 10 Kent Ridge Crescent ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33645494402     PISSN: 14747472     EISSN: 14753022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474747203001239     Document Type: Article

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