Political feasibility of pension reforms

Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 523-546

  Uebelmesser, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demographic crisis; France; Germany; Indifference age; Italy; Median age; Pension reform; Political feasibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444304496     PISSN: 15380653     EISSN: 15380653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1538-0653.1162     Document Type: Review

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