Distance to retirement and older workers' employment: The case for delaying the retirement age

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1034-1076

  Hairault, Jean Olivier ^a   Langot, François ^b   Sopraseuth, Thepthida ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 77955041539     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jeea_a_00014     Document Type: Article

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