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In this chapter, we will develop models of social security that have been used for analyzing social security systems. There are two basic models: models of population and models of economics.
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Sinha, T. (2000). Models of Social Security. In: Pension Reform in Latin America and Its Lessons for International Policymakers. Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance, and Economic Security, vol 23. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4503-3_2
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