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Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 52 No. 4 1938

The Functions of Reserves in Old-Age Benefit Plans

K. Pribram

Washington Center

Abstract

Introduction, 615.— I. The insurance point of view, 616.— Four types of reserves, 618.— II. Reserves in existing old-age benefit plans: Germany, 622; Great Britain, 624; France, 626; Czechoslovakia, 627; United States of America, 628.— III. The budgetary point of view, 630.— The case of the full reserve, 631.— An alternative proposal, 633.— IV. The economic point of view, 635.— Changing effects of payroll taxes, 635.— Flexible pay-roll taxes, 638.

DOI
10.2307/1885036
Volume
52
Issue
4
Pages
615
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