Labor supply effects of the recent social security benefit cuts: Empirical estimates using cohort discontinuities

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1224-1233

  Mastrobuoni, Giovanni ^a  

^a Netspar ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Normal retirement age; Retirement behavior; Social security reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350621873     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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