Individuals' uncertainty about future social security benefits and portfolio choice

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 498-519

  Delavande, Adeline ^a,b   Rohwedder, Susann ^a,c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c NETSPAR   (Netherlands)

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EID: 79953008684     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1235     Document Type: Article

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