Planning for the optimal mix of paygo tax and funded savings

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-25

  Menil, Georges De ^a   Murtin, Fabrice ^b   Sheshinski, Eytan ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84999844086     PISSN: 14747472     EISSN: 14753022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474747205002283     Document Type: Article

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