Labor supply responses to marginal Social Security benefits: Evidence from discontinuities

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1208-1223

  Liebman, Jeffrey B ^a   Luttmer, Erzo F P ^a   Seif, David G ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discontinuity; Labor supply; Retirement; Social security; Tax benefit link

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350430246     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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