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Journal of Labor Economics Vol. 8 No. 4 1990

Bridge Jobs and Partial Retirement

Christopher J. Ruhm

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Abstract

The "job-stopping" process of older workers often includes some combination of postcareer "bridge" employment, partial retirement, and reverse retirement. Fewer than two-fifths of household heads retire directly from career jobs, over half partially retire at some point in their working lives, and a quarter reenter the labor force after initially retiring. In addition, postcareer employment is frequently located outside the industry and occupation of the career job, and there are important differences in postcareer labor force experiences by gender, permanent income, and career-job pension status.

DOI
10.1086/298231
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
482-501
Language
en
Sources
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