Age-weighting

Economics and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-189

  Bognar, Greg ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49749150111     PISSN: 02662671     EISSN: 14740028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026626710800179X     Document Type: Article

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