incentive mechanism of the public pension system in Japan affecting the retirement behavior has many things in common with those …

This study examined the factors that affect the retirement decisions of the middle-aged and elderly in Japan, focusing … Japan--where being enrolled in the disability program is unlikely to make one a candidate for the retirement path …

decisions, and the tax system in the United States and Japan. To investigate this issue, we first document the stylized fact … rate is shown to contribute to a higher aggregate saving rate in Japan compared to the U.S. However, the contribution of … Japan. Finally, tax reform concerning the tax deductibility of mortgage interest payments or the tax exempt status of …

the U.S. and Japan were examined explicitly both with respect to possible major events behind large jumps andthe response …

timings and amounts for Japan, the US, and Germany. Fourth, we present the episode of international coordination represented …

of social security and its related programs in Japan since the 1980s. We compute the tax force to retire early, using the …