What Makes Retirees Happy?

Keith A. Bender () and Natalia Jivan
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Issues in Brief from Center for Retirement Research

Abstract: Economic well-being in retirement has been of increasing interest for economic researchers. The policy implications are large. As the baby boom generation nears retirement, understanding the factors that determine economic well-being enables policymakers to evaluate and possibly reform present retirement institutions, such as public and private pension programs. Of particular interest in this field has been the focus on retirement income adequacy, that is, the financial resources retirees need to be above some minimal level...

Date: 2005-02, Revised 2005-02
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