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On the Determinants of Defined Benefit Pension Plan Conversions

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  • Kandice Kapinos, 2009. "On the Determinants of Defined Benefit Pension Plan Conversions," Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, Springer;Society for Economic Science with Heterogeneous Interacting Agents, vol. 30(2), pages 149-167, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jeicoo:v:30:y:2009:i:2:p:149-167
    DOI: 10.1007/s12122-008-9059-9
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    Keywords

    Defined benefit pension plans; Cash balance pension plans; Pension plan terminations; Firm pension plan policy; J32; J26; J51;
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    JEL classification:

    • J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects

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