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Remaining active in the labour market: Trends and characteristics of the over 50s

By: Thomas Turner  
Open Access
|Aug 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2018-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2451-2834 | Journal ISSN: 1649-248X
Language: English
Page range: 16 - 25
Published on: Aug 6, 2019
Published by: Irish Academy of Management
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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