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The raising of the normal retirement age (NRA) in the ageing era in the advanced countries: the dilemma between securing the stability of the pension system versus the risk of increasing unemployment

Pages 641-662 | Received 04 Aug 2018, Accepted 28 Nov 2018, Published online: 05 Dec 2018

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