The Appropriateness of Default Investment Options in Defined Contribution Plans: Australian Evidence
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- Basu, Anup K. & Drew, Michael E., 2010. "The appropriateness of default investment options in defined contribution plans: Australian evidence," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 290-305, June.
- Basu, Anup & Drew, Michael, 2006. "Appropriateness of Default Investment Options in Defined Contribution Plans: The Australian Evidence," MPRA Paper 3314, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 02 Nov 2006.
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Defined contribution plan; Default option; Asset allocation; Downside risk; Lower partial moment; Value at risk; Expected tail loss;All these keywords.
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- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
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