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The Effects of Increasing the Eligibility Age for Public Pension on Individual Labor Supply: Evidence from Japan

Nobuhiko Nakazawa
Published online before print June 10, 2022, 0421-11627R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0421-11627R1
Nobuhiko Nakazawa
*Nobuhiko Nakazawa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Hitotsubashi University ().
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