Ageing and unused capacity in Europe: Is there an early retirement trap?

Economic Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 59, 2009, Pages 463-508

  Angelini, Viola ^a   Brugiavini, Agar ^b   Weber, Guglielmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; INSURANCE SYSTEM; PENSION SYSTEM; RETIREMENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67649853323     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: 14680327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0327.2009.00227.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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