The shift from defined benefit pensions to 401(k) plans and the pension assets of the baby boom cohort

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 104, Issue 33, 2007, Pages 13238-13243

  Poterba, James ^a,b   Venti, Steven ^b,c   Wise, David A ^b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Returns; Saving; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PENSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; PENSIONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 34548072555     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611596104     Document Type: Article

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