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In this paper, we consider how the hours of work and retirement age ought to respond to a change in the uncertainty of the length of life. In a first best framework, where a benevolent government exercises perfect control over the individuals' labor supply and retirement-decisions, the results...
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families featuring either weak or strong internal ties. When pensions systems are initially introduced, in society with strong …
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In this paper, we consider how the retirement age as well as a tax financed pension system ought to respond to a change in the standard deviation of the length of life. In a first best framework, where a benevolent government exercises perfect control over the individuals' labor supply and...
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Aging creates financial troubles for PAYG pension systems, since the share of retirees to workers increases. An often advocated policy response is to increase retirement age. Ironically, however, the political support for this policy may actually be hindered by population aging. Using Swiss...
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Do elderly workers retire early voluntarily, or are they induced (or even forced) by their employees? To establish the relevance of the labor demand component in retirement decisions, we consider a trade liberalization between Switzerland and the EU – the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA). A...
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predicts lower future pensions to reduce fertility, while the 'old-age security' to increase it. Our empirical analysis … identifies a clear and robust positive effect of less generous future pensions on post-reform fertility. These findings are …
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predicts lower future pensions to reduce fertility, while the “old-age security” to increase it. Our empirical analysis … identifies a clear and robust positive effect of less generous future pensions on post-reform fertility. These findings are …
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In this paper, we consider how the retirement age as well as a tax financed pension system ought to respond to a change in the standard deviation of the length of life. In a first best framework, where a benevolent government exercises perfect control over the individuals’ labor supply and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671698
families featuring either weak or strong internal ties. When pensions systems are initially introduced, in society with strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671713
-formation process. The analysis is based on a general equilibrium OLG model with endogenous labor supply and savings where each consumer …-bias through a combination of time-variant marginal labor income taxes and savings subsidies. Furthermore, the optimal policy mix … remains the same, irrespective of whether consumers commit to their original life-time plan for work hours and savings decided …
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