The repeal of the retirement earnings test and the labor supply of older men

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-450

  Engelhardt, Gary V ^a   Kumar, Anil ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 70450177167     PISSN: 14747472     EISSN: 14753022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474747208003892     Document Type: Article

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