Mapping UK pension benefits and the intended purchase of annuities in the aftermath of the 1990s stock market bubble

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-555

  Clark, Gordon L ^a   Knox Hayes, Janelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annuities; Market volatility; Pensions; Region; Socio demographic status

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MARKET CONDITIONS; PENSION SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STOCK MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348982359     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2007.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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