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Is there a retirement consumption puzzle in Japan? Evidence from a household panel dataset spanning several years

Masahiro HoriSchool of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan;Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
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Keiko MurataGraduate School of Management, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan;Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1784-1798 | Published online: 16 Nov 2018

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