We investigate the responsiveness of individual retirement decisions to changes in financial incentives. A reform … increased women's normal retirement age (NRA) in two steps from age 62 to age 63 first and then to age 64. At the same time … retirement at the previous NRA became possible at a benefit discount. Since the reform affected specific birth cohorts we can …

-monetary unemployment scarring for people who were unemployed for the first time in their life directly prior to retirement, but not for …Previous studies find that past unemployment reduces life satisfaction even after reemployment for non-monetary reasons … (unemployment scarring). It is not clear, however, whether this scarring is only caused by employment-related factors, such as …

-monetary unemployment scarring for people who were unemployed for the first time in their life directly prior to retirement, but not for …Previous studies find that past unemployment reduces life satisfaction even after reemployment for non-monetary reasons … (unemployment scarring). It is not clear, however, whether this scarring is only caused by employment-related factors, such as …

-monetary unemployment scarring for people who were unemployed for the first time in their life directly prior to retirement, but not for …Previous studies find that past unemployment reduces life satisfaction even after reemployment for non-monetary reasons … (unemployment scarring). It is not clear, however, whether this scarring is only caused by employment-related factors, such as …

We investigate whether a cut in unemployment benefit payout periods affected older workers' labor market transitions … unemployed declined after the reform. These patterns suggest that the reform of unemployment benefits may be one of the reasons …

We investigate whether a cut in unemployment benefit payout periods affected older workers' labor market transitions … unemployed declined after the reform. These patterns suggest that the reform of unemployment benefits may be one of the reasons …

We investigate whether a cut in unemployment benefit payout periods affected older workers' labor market transitions … unemployed declined after the reform. These patterns suggest that the reform of unemployment benefits may be one of the reasons …

unemployment benefits for older workers helps explain the low rate of employment just before the early retirement age. Decreasing … activity not only decreases the participation rate by inducing early retirement, but also badly affects the employment rate of … older workers just before early retirement age. Countries with an early retirement age at 60 also have lower employment …

propose an equilibrium unemployment approach to retirement decisions that allows us to unveil the factors which explain why …As a preliminary step, we first provide some new empirical evidence that labor market conditions affect retirement …: the retirement decision of unemployed workers depends on the labor-market frictions whereas that of employed workers does …

unemployment benefits for older workers helps explain the low rate of employment just before the early retirement age. Decreasing … activity not only decreases the participation rate by inducing early retirement, but also badly affects the employment rate of … older workers just before early retirement age. Countries with an early retirement age at 60 also have lower employment …