How do health shocks influence retirement decisions?

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-321

  McGeary, Kerry Anne ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Health shocks; Labor supply; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849086836     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-009-9053-x     Document Type: Article

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