Alternate measures of replacement rates for social security benefits and retirement income

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Biggs, Andrew G ^a,b   Springstead, Glenn R ^c  

^a AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^c SSA

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AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PENSION; POLICY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PENSIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 57149137087     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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