Does the Social Security Earnings Test Affect Labor Supply and Benefits Receipt?

National Tax Journal

Volumn , Issue 4, 2003, Pages 755-773

  Gruber, Jonathan ^a   Orszag, Peter ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 1542499814     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2003.4.03     Document Type: Article

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