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You can't take it with you: asset run-down at the end of the life cycle

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Katharine Anderson
Eric French
Tina Lam

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This article presents evidence on the extent to which households run down their assets after retirement. The authors show that, once corrections are made for several econometric problems, households engage in very little asset decumulation after retirement.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in its journal Economic Perspectives.

Volume (Year): (2004)
Issue (Month): Q III ()
Pages: 40-54
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Handle: RePEc:fip:fedhep:y:2004:i:qiii:p:40-54:n:v.28no.3

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Keywords: Retirement ; Income ; Wealth;

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  1. Olesya Baker & Phil Doctor & Eric French, 2007. "Asset rundown after retirement: the importance of rate of return shocks," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Q II, pages 48-65. [Downloadable!]
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