Lifetime redistribution under the social security program: A literature synopsis

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 43-51

  Leimer, Dean R ^a  

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AGED; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

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