Early claiming of social security benefits and labour supply behaviour of older Americans

Applied Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2969-2985

  Benítez Silva, Hugo ^a   Heiland, F ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCENTIVE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR SUPPLY; PENSION SYSTEM; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349176970     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600994054     Document Type: Article

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