The Aging of the Population and the Size of the Welfare State /

Data for the United States and countries in Western Europe indicate a negative correlation between the dependency ratio and both labor tax rates and the generosity of social transfers, after controlling for other factors that influence the size of the welfare state. This is despite the increased pol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swagel, Phillip
Other Authors: Razin, Assaf, Sadka, Efraim
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/068
Online Access:Full text available on IMF