Retirement planning and financial literacy

International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 474-490

  Lusardi, Annamaria ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84941739216     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9780857933911.00050     Document Type: Chapter

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