The Baby-Boomers at 50: Employment Prospects for Older Workers

The Labour Market in Winter: The State of Working Britain

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Disney, Richard ^a   Ratcliffe, Anita ^b   Smith, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse labour demand effect; Anti discrimination legislation; Asset values; Employer provided pensions; Institutional changes; Older workers; Retirement rules; State pensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938630982     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199587377.003.0005     Document Type: Chapter

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