The Political Feasibility of Increasing the Retirement Age: Lessons from a Ballot on the Female Retirement Age

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 349-365

  Bütler, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

(Female) retirement age; Life cycle decision making; Social security reforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 18344415505     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016555700763     Document Type: Article

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