Cohort differences in wealth and pension participation of near-retirees

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 45-66

  Dushi, Irena ^a   Iams, Howard M ^b  

^a Office of Research Evaluation and Statistics (ORES)

^b SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

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ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSION; POPULATION GROWTH; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; POPULATION GROWTH; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58449110532     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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