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Universal pension scheme and risk-taking

Yao-Tung ChenDepartment of Risk Management and Insurance, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.Correspondence[email protected]
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Yuh-Ju LanDepartment of Risk Management and Insurance, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Ker-Tah HsuDepartment of International Business, National Taichung University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Keng-Shen ChenDepartment of Finance, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Yu-Der WangDepartment of Economics, Ming Chuan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Pages 7-11 | Published online: 06 Oct 2014

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