An analysis of well-being in retirement: The role of pensions, health, and 'voluntariness' of retirement

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 424-433

  Bender, Keith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee pension plans; Health; Retirement; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861941842     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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