Can population ageing imply a smaller welfare state?

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 534-541

  Simonovits, András ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Population ageing; Voting; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248676778     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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