Inkmann, Joachim; Lopes, Paula; Michaelides, Alexander - In: Review of Financial Studies 24 (2011) 1, pp. 279-319
Using microeconomic data for the United Kingdom, we analyze the empirical determinants of voluntary annuity market demand. We find that annuity market participation increases with financial wealth, life expectancy, and education and decreases with other pension income and a possible bequest...