at older ages. I assess my conjecture quantitatively with a life cycle general equilibrium model of retirement. At ages …

observations suggest that they might be an important contributing factor in accounting for differences in retirement. I assess … quantitatively the importance of these features using a life cycle general equilibrium model of retirement. I find that the … important contributing factors to account for the differences in retirement. …

equilibrium model of retirement. I find that the differences in social security can indeed account for the differences in …

system on retirement decisions. The 1992 reform is an interesting example since it was implemented when: (a) the system was … very generous to retirees; (b) the demographic context was dramatic;(c) an early retirement provision, and no actuarial … fairness, distorted retirement choices. I use the reform as a natural experiment and exploit its differential effect on …

older ages. This conjecture is assessed quantitatively with a life cycle general equilibrium model of retirement. At ages 60 …

job-related factors, can significantly influence the decision to postpone retirement when this decision is in the hands of …

-national analyses of this topic using micro data are, however, widely missing. Using the SHARE (Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement …Early retirement of workers is used by firms as means to rejuvenate their workforces. In principle, workers can either … simply be laid off or can be offered an early retirement option combined with a financial bonus. However, dismissing masses …

We examine the impact of a Finnish reform in the 1990s that restricted the use of particular early retirement channels …, unemployment pension and individual early retirement, and simultaneously changed the rules of firm size related experience rating …-54 year olds in the case of unemployment pension and 55-57 year olds in the case of individual early retirement, the impacts …