New evidence on pension plan design and administrative expenses the Australian experience

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-76

  Bateman, Hazel ^a   Mitchell, Olivia S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84983404275     PISSN: 14747472     EISSN: 14753022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474747204001465     Document Type: Article

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