Risk-return preferences in the pension domain: Are people able to choose?

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 701-722

  van Rooij, Maarten C J ^a,b   Kool, Clemens J M ^b,c   Prast, Henriëtte M ^a,b,d  

^a DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK   (Netherlands)

^b NETSPAR   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Defined contribution schemes; Investor autonomy; Pension preferences; Risk tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847057661     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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