Rethinking social insurance

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-24

  Feldstein, Martin ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 20444365185     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828053828545     Document Type: Review

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