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Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Research

Structural ageing, labour market adjustment and the tax/transfer system

Policy Research Paper 5 / David Ingles. May 2000

This paper raises the issues of population ageing and fiscal sustainability, the early retirement phenomenon and social security receipt among older retired people. It examines government policy initiatives introduced to reduce early retirement incentives and provides some alternative policy responses as a basis for further work and public discussion.

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