Pathways to early retirement in Denmark, 1984-2000

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 384-409

  Larsen, Mona ^a   Pedersen, Peder J ^b  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Denmark; Labour market; Retirement; Social security

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749123118     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720810888544     Document Type: Article

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