In retirement migration, who counts? A methodological question with economic policy implications

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 815-820

  Haas III, William H ^a   Bradley, Don E ^b   Longino Jr , Charles F ^c   Stoller, Eleanor P ^c   Serow, William J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic policy; Methodology; Migration; Retirement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; LABOR; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; RETIREMENT; SAMPLE;

EID: 33845960896     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.6.815     Document Type: Article

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