Dual private pension households and the distribution of wealth in the United States

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-155

  Jianakoplos, Nancy Ammon ^a   Bajtelsmit, Vickie L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 33744759356     PISSN: 14747472     EISSN: 14753022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474747202001063     Document Type: Article

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