Non-monotonicity in the longevity-income relationship

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 191-211

  Hupfeld, Stefan ^a  

^a Alter Messeplatz 6   (Germany)

Author keywords

German public pension system; Life expectancy and income

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149500095     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-009-0284-1     Document Type: Article

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