Life-cycle effects of social security in an open economy: A theoretical and empirical survey

Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Versicherungswissenschaft

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-77

  Zweifel, Peter ^a   Eugster, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84873819258     PISSN: 00442585     EISSN: 18659748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12297-008-0005-y     Document Type: Article

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