Who chooses annuities? An experimental investigation of the role of gender, framing, and defaults

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 418-422

  Agnew, Julie R ^a   Anderson, Lisa R ^b   Gerlach, Jeffrey R ^c   Szykman, Lisa R ^a  

^a Thomas Jefferson Public Policy Program   (United States)

^b William and Mary   (United States)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

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EID: 44949202468     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.2.418     Document Type: Conference Paper

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