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In order to face the aging of their populations governments of developed countries reformed their retirement systems … during the last two decades, by discouraging early retirement and increasing incentives to work for older workers. Senior … reaction to retirement incentives set by governments. This paper highlights how disutility to work can influence the …
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Colombia is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America. The high level of informality in the labour market and many characteristics of the pension system leave many elderly in poverty. Only formal-sector employees earning more than the relatively high minimum wage are covered. Linking...
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Retirement Study (HRS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS), I estimate a dynamic model of occupational choice and retirement …
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Partial and reverse retirement are two key behaviors characterizing labor force dynamics for individuals at older ages …-recovery process can account for such reverse retirement behavior that cannot be generated by health and wealth shocks alone … and timing of re-entry and characteristics of those who re-enter using Health and Retirement Study (HRS) panel data. We …
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This paper examines the impact of old-age pension systems and other social transfer programmes on the retirement … countries over 1969-1999 or shorter periods in some cases) of retirement incentives embedded in those schemes is constructed for … dimensions of retirement incentives such as the pension accrual rate but also, to a lesser extent, the availability and …
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, older ages at retirement, and more years of service are associated with a greater probability of choosing a J&S annuity. We …
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Health and Retirement Study, we compare respondents' observed Social Security claiming ages and benefits with subjective …
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This paper evaluates a new variant of the popular target date funds used in employer-based retirement savings plans. We … call this new variant a "target retirement plan." Instead of increasing the allocation to bond funds as retirement … approaches, a target retirement fund gradually purchases deferred life annuities beginning at age 50. In the particular straw …
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"boomerang" back home impact their parents in their pre-retirement and post-retirement years. We use data from the Health and … Retirement Study (HRS) to examine the effects of boomerang children on their parents' labor market expectations and choices, as …
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social security reforms. We further estimated the association of ITAX with an individual's decisions concerning retirement … forms on retirement based on the estimated regression parameters. The results showed that a higher ITAX drove individuals …
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