Ageing and the tax implied in public pension schemes: Simulations for selected OECD countries

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-200

  Fenge, Robert ^a   Werding, Martin ^a  

^a CESIFO   (Germany)

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EID: 3042563313     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2004.tb00101.x     Document Type: Article

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