Working hours flexibility and older workers' labor supply

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 240-274

  Gielen, Anne C ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR DIVISION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR SUPPLY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RETIREMENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64049117601     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpn035     Document Type: Article

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