PUNISHING THE POOR: A CRITIQUE OF MEANS-TESTED RETIREMENT BENEFITS

"Means-tested retirement benefits create strong disincentives to work and to save prior to retirement. This article outlines the structure of means-tested benefits in the UK and the USA, and reviews the theoretical and empirical evidence of their incentive effects." Copyright (c) 2008 The Author.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Juurikkala, Oskari
Published in:	Economic Affairs. - Wiley Blackwell. - Vol. 28.2008, 1, p. 11-16
Publisher:	Wiley Blackwell

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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