Do adult children matter? - The effects of national health insurance on retirement behavior: Evidence from Taiwan

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-334

  Hsieh, Hsin Ling ^a  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42149083868     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2007.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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