The present Paper studies the retirement incentives for elderly people in Belgium. We model the incentive structure … built into the various public early retirement and retirement systems. First, we compute indicators of benefit entitlement … as of the implicit tax rates the elderly workers face in case of delayed retirement. We find strong evidence of social …

The retirement decisions of spouses may be interdependent for various reasons: similarity of tastes, joint assets … studies exist on this topic. From a policy point of view interdependent retirement could become important if legislators in … different EC countries are forced to synchronize minimum retirement ages, which are lower now for females than males in a number …

This paper studies the design of retirement and disability policies. It illustrates the often observed exit from the … social welfare. Benefits depend on retirement age and on the (reported) health status. We determine first- and second …-best optimal benefit levels and retirement ages and focus on the distortions which may be induced in the individuals’ retirement …

spouse is not employed. Observed covariates, including wages and retirement benefits, help to explain these patterns, but …

Private pension provision faces the challenging task of providing stable income streams during retirement. The … illiquid capital, complementing public retirement provision, reducing the interest-rate sensitivity of pensions and smoothing …

When entering retirement most people face the decision whether they would like their defined contribution account …