We analyze the impact of an increase in the risk of divorce on the saving behaviour of married couples. From a … in 1996 as an exogenous increase in the likelihood of marital dissolution. We analyze the saving behaviour over time of …

world: (1) they redistribute income from young to old and (2) they induce retirement. We construct a voting model that … transfers from the government (paid by the young) and distortionary labor income taxes induce the retirement of the elderly. In …

programs with retirement incentives are larger and that the old are more "single-minded" in their politics, implications which …

of social security include the "SS as welfare for the elderly" the "retirement increases productivity to optimally manage … human capital externalities", "optimal retirement insurance", the "prodigal father problem", the "misguided Keynesian", the … "monopoly capitalism theory", and the "Sub-but-Nearly-Optimal policy response to private pensions theory". The political and …

retirement at 60 (the age of first entitlement) with respect to the economy without minimum pensions, and total early retirement …In this paper we explore the effects of the minimum pension program on welfare and retirement in Spain. This is done … by the minimum pension in aggregate retirement patterns. The impact is substantial: there is threefold increase in …