How well does the U.S. social insurance system provide social insurance?

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-112

  Huggett, Mark ^a   Parra, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSURANCE SYSTEM; MODELING; REFORM PROCESS; SOCIAL SECURITY; TAX SYSTEM; WAGE GAP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950428334     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651513     Document Type: Article

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