-funded unemployment insurance program. We show that when the duration of unemployment is very short compared to the period of employment … or retirement, the optimal system involves an exclusive reliance on pension-funded self-insurance. This system imposes a …

accumulated for retirement. This paper addresses three important adjustments channels to dampen these detrimental effects of … ageing: investing abroad, endogenous human capital formation and increasing the retirement age. Although non of these … retirement age has strong effects. Under these adjustments maximum welfare losses of demographic change for households alive in …

social security incentives on retirement behavior in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands …Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World Contents Preface …. Wise 1. The Effects of Early Retirement on Youth Unemployment: The Case of Belgium 47 Alain …

compares the social security and retirement experience in twelve developed countries. Both men and women are remaining longer … retirement incentives of social security programs, and the emergence of women in the workplace. The editors and contributors …

between social security provisions and retirement. The project relies on the work of a large group of economists in 12 … countries who conduct the analysis for each of their countries. The first phase described the retirement incentives inherent in … eligibility ages by three years. Another illustrative reform reduces actuarially benefits received before the normal retirement …

Retirement Around the World. This project, which compares the experiences of a dozen developed countries, was launched in the mid … project document that social security program provisions can create powerful incentives for retirement that are strongly … affect retirement, whether there is a link between older employment and youth unemployment, and whether older individuals are …