The effect of late-life debt use on retirement decisions

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1623-1637

  Mann, Allison ^a  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Debt aversion; Household finance; Retirement behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053199976     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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