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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Auteur principal: Swagel, Phillip
Autres auteurs: Razin, Assaf, Sadka, Efraim
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/068
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF