Variable payout annuities and dynamic portfolio choice in retirement

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-183

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

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 77957590328     PISSN: 14747472     EISSN: 14753022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474747208003880     Document Type: Article

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