Population ageing and the size of the welfare state: Is there a puzzle to explain?

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 542-553

  Disney, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Old age dependency; Social security; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248651491     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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