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Title: The Economics of Retirement: A Nontechnical Guide
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Leonesio, Michael V. |
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The Economics of Retirement: A Nontechnical Guide Social Security Bulletin 29,4 (Winter 1996): 29-50. Also: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v59n4/v59n4p29.pdf Cohort(s): Older Men Publisher: Social Security Administration Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Economic Changes/Recession; Retirement/Retirement Planning Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Concern about the economic consequences of the aging of the United States population has prompted considerable research activity during the past two decades. Economists have carefully examined retirement patterns and trends, and sought to identify and measure the determinants of the timing of retirement by older workers. Much of the published retirement research is fairly technical by nature and is somewhat inaccessible to nonspecialist audiences. This article provides a nontechnical overview of this research. In contrast to other reviews of the retirement literature, this exposition emphasizes the basic ideas and reasoning that economists use in their research. In the course of recounting how economists’ views about retirement have evolved in recent years, the article highlights landmark pieces of research, points out the specific advances made by the various researchers, and assesses what has been learned along the way. |
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Leonesio, Michael V. "The Economics of Retirement: A Nontechnical Guide." Social Security Bulletin 29,4 (Winter 1996): 29-50.
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