Labor supply elasticity and social security reform

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 867-878

  Imrohoroǧlu, Selahattin ^a   Kitao, Sagiri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor supply elasticity; Social security reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649446254     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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