Should income transfers be targeted or universal? Insights from public pension influences on elderly mortality in Canada, 1921-1966

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 247-269

  Emery, J C Herbert ^a   Matheson, Jesse A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; INCOME; MORTALITY; PENSION SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 84857414544     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2011.01694.x     Document Type: Article

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