Quasi-hyperbolic discounting and social security systems

European Economic Review

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1247-1262

  Schwarz, Mordechai E ^a   Sheshinski, Eytan ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Funded; Hyperbolic discounting; Pay As You Go; Pension; Social security

Indexed keywords

DISCOUNT RATE; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; MODELING; PENSION SYSTEM; SAVINGS; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 34249846622     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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