Does early retirement lead to longer life?

Ageing and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 739-754

  Litwin, Howard ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Early retirement; Longevity; Mortality; Older workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY RISK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34548392790     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07006216     Document Type: Article

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