Several studies have documented a strong correlation in the timing of spouses' retirement decisions. However …, considerably less is known about the causal impact of one spouse's retirement incentives on the retirement decision of the other … husband's retirement behavior. I document a sharp decrease in pension benefit withdrawals among 63 year old wives in the local …

endogenous retirement. Labor taxation distorts not only labor supply, but also education and retirement decisions. Actuarially … unfair pensions further exacerbate labor tax distortions on retirement. Education subsidies can nevertheless cushion the … adverse impact of taxation on skill formation. Feedbacks between education, labor supply, and retirement are important. The …

mortality process. Individual agents choose their optimal retirement age, taking into account the time - and age profiles of … wages, taxes, and the public pension system. The early retirement provision in most pension systems acts as a trap, inducing … most workers to retire well before the normal retirement age. Simulations show that pension reform must be drastic for it …