Why do boomers plan to work longer?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Mermin, Gordon B T ^a   Johnson, Richard W ^a   Murphy, Dan P ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYER; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RETIREMENT; SELF REPORT; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 35148858725     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/62.5.S286     Document Type: Article

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