Social security expenditures and economic growth: A heterogeneous panel application

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 386-404

  Lee, Chien Chiang ^a   Chang, Chun Ping ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Expenditure; Social security; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748712626     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580610706609     Document Type: Article

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