Annuity Markets

The Oxford Handbook of Pensions and Retirement Income

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Poterba, James M ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Annuity markets; Annuity products; Length of life; Retirement income; Retirement security; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924083095     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199272464.003.0028     Document Type: Chapter

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