Can social security explain trends in labor force participation of older men in the United States?

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 328-363

  Blau, David M ^a,b   Goodstein, Ryan M ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ELDERLY POPULATION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR SUPPLY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952864349     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.45.2.328     Document Type: Article

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