Structural reform of Social Security

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 33-55

  Feldstein, Martin ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 22144452542     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330054048731     Document Type: Article

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