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What Is Retirement? A Review and Assessment of Alternative Concepts and Measures*

Abstract

Because the concept of retirement is prominent in both popular thinking and academic studies, it would be helpful if the notion were analytically sound, could be measured with precision, and would make possible comparisons of patterns of retirement over time and among different populations. This paper reviews and assesses the many concepts and measures that have been proposed, summarizing them in groupings that reflect non-participation or …

Authors

Denton FT; Spencer BG

Journal

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 63–76

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

March 2009

DOI

10.1017/s0714980809090047

ISSN

0714-9808