Early-Retirement Programs

question 35

Multiple Choice

Early-retirement programs:

• A) are not a popular way to reduce labor surplus.
• B) are very successful because most baby boomers want to retire.
• C) work well for knowledge based jobs and services.
• D) cause more human suffering than the other methods of labor reduction.
• E) encourage lower-performing older workers to leave voluntarily.

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