Modeling SSI financial eligibility and simulating the effect of policy options

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 16-43

  Davies, Paul S ^a   Huynh, Minh ^a   Newcomb, Chad ^a   O'Leary, Paul ^a   Rupp, Kalman ^a   Sears, Jim ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035747267     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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