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The aim of this paper is to describe for (West) Germany the historical relationship between health and disability on … harsh living conditions among the civilian population in Germany. Our data show higher early retirement rates among those …
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decisions in Germany, in particular disability benefit uptake. We show that financial incentives to retire do affect sick …
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In response to the challenges of increasing longevity, an obvious policy response is to gradually increase the statutory eligibility age for public pension benefits and to shut down pathways to early retirement such as special rules for women. This is, however, very unpopular. As an alternative,...
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Incentive effects of pension systems are usually estimated under the assumption that the institutional environment provides a single optimal 'pathway' for retirement. However, many countries provide competing pathways which may include several early retirement options in addition to normal...
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Germans retire early. On the one hand, early retirement is very costly and amplifies the burden which the German public pension system has to carry due to population aging. On the other hand, however, early retirement is also seen as a much appreciated social achievement which increases the...
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