Retirement Wealth Accumulation and Decumulation: New Developments and Outstanding Opportunities

Olivia Mitchell and James F. Moore

No 6178, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Analysts have raised questions about current workers' ability and inclination to save" enough for retirement. This issue is of obvious policy interest given the current debate over" reforming national retirement income programs. This paper explores the implications of recent" research regarding retirement wealth accumulation and decumulation for this debate. Our goal is" to identify problems and opportunities in the area of preparedness for retirement."

JEL-codes: H55 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997-09
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Published as Journal of Risk and Insurance, Vol. 65, no. 3 (December 1998): 371-400.

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