Sharing demographic risk-who is afraid of the baby bust?

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 83-118

  Ludwig, Alexander ^a   Reiter, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Austria)

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EID: 85017186796     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.4.83     Document Type: Article

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