Life-cycle asset allocation with annuity markets

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3590-3612

  Horneff, Wolfram J ^a   Maurer, Raimond H ^a   Stamos, Michael Z ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Allianz Global Investors   (Germany)

Author keywords

Household finance; Illiquid assets; Life annuities; Portfolio choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949087923     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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