Adverse selection in the annuities market and the impact of privatizing social security

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 373-393

  Walliser, Jan ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse selection; Annuities; Social security

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034377376     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00206     Document Type: Article

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