The trajectory of wealth in retirement

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 191-208

  Love, David A ^a   Palumbo, Michael G ^b   Smith, Paul A ^b  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Bequests; Life cycle saving; Mortality risk; Precautionary saving; Retirement wealth; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749198652     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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