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Authors

Research Fellow Yale University
Costas is a Research Fellow of the IFS and a Professor of Economics at Yale University and a Visiting Professor at University College London.

Working Paper details
- DOI
- 10.1920/wp.ifs.1993.9312
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Meghir, C and Whitehouse, E. (1993). Labour market transitions and retirement of men in the UK. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/labour-market-transitions-and-retirement-men-uk-0 (accessed: 14 June 2025).
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