Seniority wages and the role of firms in retirement

"In general, retirement is seen as a pure labor supply phenomenon, but firms can have strong incentives to send expensive older workers into retirement. Based on the seniority wage model developed by Lazear (1979), we discuss steep seniority wage profiles as incentives for firms to dismiss olde...

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Main Authors: Frimmel, Wolfgang, Horvath, Thomas, Schnalzenberger, Mario, Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2015
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19111910124919391929-Seniority-wages-and-the-role-o.htm

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