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Retirement decisions in a changing labor market

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2021

Robert L. Clark  and
Joseph P. Newhouse
Robert L. Clark*
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
Joseph P. Newhouse
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
*
*Corresponding author. Email: robert_clark@ncsu.edu
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Abstract

The papers in this volume examine a series of important questions that influence the transition from full time employment to complete retirement. Retirement is shown to be a process as individuals move from career jobs to bridge jobs to being out of the labor force. The articles examine the characteristics of bridge jobs and the employment conditions that older workers prefer. Analysis provided by the authors show the importance of saving throughout work life and how pension plans and retirement saving plans influence the timing of retirement.

Keywords

retirement policiespension planstransitioning from work to retirementH55H75J14J26J32
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Introduction/Overview
Information
Journal of Pension Economics & Finance , Volume 20 , Special Issue 3: Retirement Decisions in a Changing Labor Market , July 2021 , pp. 337 - 340
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

The papers in this Special Issue of the JPEF were first presented at an NBER Conference held in Jackson, WY 9–10 August 2019. The research and conference were supported by a grant from the Sloan Foundation.

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