Defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans, and the accumulation of retirement wealth

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2062-2086

  Poterba, James ^a,b   Rauh, Joshua ^b,c   Venti, Steven ^b,d   Wise, David ^b,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

401(k) plan; Defined benefit pension; Defined contribution pension; Lifecycle fund; Pension risk; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349086096     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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