How do retirement tests affect the labour supply of older men?

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-51

  Baker, Michael ^a,b   Benjamin, Dwayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings tests; Fixed costs; Labour supply; Public pensions; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002491439     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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