Immigration and the Survival of Social Security: A Political Economy Model
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- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
- H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-PBE-2007-01-13 (Public Economics)
- NEP-POL-2007-01-13 (Positive Political Economics)
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