@article {7430, title = {Back to Work: Expectations and Realizations of Work after Retirement.}, journal = {J Hum Resour}, volume = {45}, year = {2010}, month = {2010 Summer}, pages = {718-748}, publisher = {45}, abstract = {

This paper analyzes a puzzling aspect of retirement behavior known as "unretirement." Nearly 50 percent of retirees follow a nontraditional retirement path that involves partial retirement or unretirement, and at least 26 percent of retirees later unretire. I explore two possible explanations: 1) unretirement transitions result from failures in planning or financial shocks; and 2) unretirement transitions are anticipated prior to retirement, reflecting a more complex retirement process. I show that unretirement was anticipated for the vast majority of those returning to work, and is not a result of financial shocks, poor planning or low wealth accumulation.

}, issn = {0022-166X}, doi = {10.1353/jhr.2010.0011}, author = {Nicole Maestas} }