The unexpected impact of health on the labor supply of the oldest Americans

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 361-379

  Green, Carole A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33747038931     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-006-1028-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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