The Effects of Political Competition on the Funding and Generosity of Public-Sector Pension Plans
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JEL classification:
- H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
- J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2013-12-29 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-POL-2013-12-29 (Positive Political Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2013-12-29 (Public Finance)
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