U.K. annuity rates, money's worth and pension replacement ratios 1957-2002

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-393

  Cannon, Edmund ^a   Tonks, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 8744283590     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0440.2004.00293.x     Document Type: Review

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