Public pension plans: Myths and realities for state budgets

National Tax Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-323

  Fred Glertz, J ^a   Papke, Leslie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547748921     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2007.2.07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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