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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Autor principal: Swagel, Phillip
Altres autors: Razin, Assaf, Sadka, Efraim
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/068
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF