Who wins and who loses? Public transfer accounts for US generations born 1850 to 2090

Population and Development Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-26

  Bommier, Antoine ^a   Lee, Ronald ^b   Miller, Tim ^c   Zuber, Stéphane ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CELADE ECLAC ^*  (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; PENSION SYSTEM; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951958835     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2010.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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