Gender and the devolution of pension risks in the US

Current Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-304

  O'Rand, Angela M ^a   Shuey, Kim M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defined contribution plans; Individual retirement accounts; Pension risks; Unmarried heads of households; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247385951     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392107073315     Document Type: Article

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