The French pattern of early transitions out of employment is basically explained by the low age at “normal” retirement and by the importance of transitions through unemployment insurance and early-retirement schemes before access to normal retirement. These routes have exempted French...

Individual preferences concerning retirement age are strongly differentiated both within and between countries. According to the Share survey, the proportion of workers aged from 50 to 65 who wished to retire as soon as possible in 2004 ranged from 31% in the Netherlands to 67% in Spain. Such a...

Ce travail utilise la première vague de l'enquête européenne SHARE pour analyser l'effet de l'état de santé et de la satisfaction au travail sur les préférences en matière d'âge de départ en retraite dans 10 pays européens. Les préférences concernant l'âge de départ sont mesurées...