Labour market exit and social stratification in western europe: The effects of social class and gender on the timing of retirement

European Sociological Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 654-668

  Radl, Jonas ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84863313337     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcs045     Document Type: Article

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