Are there positive incentives from privatizing social security? A panel analysis of pension reform in Latin America

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-109

  Packard, Truman G ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 33845303261     PISSN: 14747472     EISSN: 14753022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474747202001087     Document Type: Article

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