Paid work between age 60 and 70 years in Europe: A matter of socio-economic status?

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-75

  Komp, Kathrin ^a,b   van Tilburg, Theo ^a   van Groenou, Marjolein Broese ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Europe; Gender; Multilevel analysis; Old age; Paid work; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149274877     PISSN: 16528670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.105145     Document Type: Article

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