Retirement savings investment choices in response to the global financial crisis: Australian evidence

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 415-439

  Gerrans, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

global financial crisis; investment choice; pensions; retirement savings; superannuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871238459     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: 13272020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0312896212450041     Document Type: Article

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