Early Retirement Behaviour in the Netherlands: Evidence From a Policy Reform

Economist

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-236

  Euwals, Rob ^a   van Vuuren, Daniel ^a   Wolthoff, Ronald ^b  

^a CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

duration analysis; early retirement; intertemporal choice

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; PANEL DATA; POLICY REFORM; RETIREMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77956406796     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10645-010-9139-0     Document Type: Article

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