Saving between Cohorts: The Role of Planning

Redefining Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare?

Volumn 9780199230778, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lusardi, Annamaria ^a   Beeler, Jason ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adequacy; Baby boomer; Education; Health and retirement study; Housing; Income; Minorities; Retirement planning; Saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920753046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199230778.003.0013     Document Type: Chapter

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