In defense of pay-as-you-go (paygo) financing of social security

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Brown, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 85011165127     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.1997.10595634     Document Type: Article

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