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Research Article

A simple measure of pension generosity

Gary A. Wagnera University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7493-8419
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Erick M. Elderb University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA
Pages 1581-1586 | Published online: 28 Nov 2019

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