Punishing the Poor: A Critique of Means-Tested Retirement Benefits

Oskari Juurikkala

doi:10.1111/j.1468-0270.2008.00794.x

Punishing the Poor: A Critique of Means-Tested Retirement Benefits

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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.

Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Lehti	Economic Affairs
Vuosikerta	28
Numero	1
Sivut	11–16
ISSN	0265-0665
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0270.2008.00794.x
Tila	Julkaistu - 2008
Julkaistu ulkoisesti	Kyllä
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä, vertaisarvioitu

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