Early retirement in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom: A longitudinal analysis of individual factors and institutional regimes

European Sociological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-329

  Schils, Trudie ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies   (Netherlands)

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EID: 47149101798     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn009     Document Type: Article

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