Deciding the future: Do dual-earner couples plan together for retirement?

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1422-1443

  Moen, Phyllis ^a,d   Huang, Qinlei ^a   Plassmann, Vandana ^b   Dentinger, Emma ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 909 Social Sciences Building ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual earner couples; Gender differences; Retirement planfulness; Working couples

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646414466     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206286563     Document Type: Article

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