Labor market search and optimal retirement policy

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 560-571

  Bhattacharya, Joydeep ^a   Mulligan, Casey B ^b   Reed III, Robert R ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 8344258248     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbh081     Document Type: Article

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