The liabilities and risks of State-Sponsored pension plans

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 191-210

  Novy Marx, Robert ^a,c   Rauh, Joshua D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 75749095627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.23.4.191     Document Type: Article

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