Australian baby boomers talk about the global financial crisis

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 130-133

  Humpel, Nancy ^a   O'Loughlin, Kate ^a   Snoke, Martin ^a   Kendig, Hal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baby boomer; Global financial crisis; Retirement income; Retirement plan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSION; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETIREMENT; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; BUDGETS; COST SAVINGS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETIREMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956859087     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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