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Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons

In: Studies in the Economics of Aging

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  • Axel H. Boersch-Supan

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  • Axel H. Boersch-Supan, 1994. "Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons," NBER Chapters, in: Studies in the Economics of Aging, pages 291-330, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Kotlikoff, Laurence J & Summers, Lawrence H, 1981. "The Role of Intergenerational Transfers in Aggregate Capital Accumulation," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 89(4), pages 706-732, August.
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    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making

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