The gender impact of pension reform

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-219

  James, Estelle ^a   Edwards, Alejandra Cox ^b   Wong, Rebeca ^c  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84994778205     PISSN: 14747472     EISSN: 14753022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474747203001215     Document Type: Article

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