How effective is redistribution under the social security benefit formula?

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-28

  Gustman, Alan L ^a   Steinmeier, Thomas L ^b  

^a Department of Economics ^*  (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

D31; H55; J14; J26; Retirement income; Social security; Wealth distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040864695     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(00)00153-5     Document Type: Article

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