We investigate the responsiveness of individual retirement decisions to changes in financial incentives. A reform … increased women's normal retirement age (NRA) in two steps from age 62 to age 63 first and then to age 64. At the same time … retirement at the previous NRA became possible at a benefit discount. Since the reform affected specific birth cohorts we can …

relevance of the labor demand component in retirement decisions, we consider a trade liberalization between Switzerland and the … early retirement behavior in three periods (pre-liberalization, announcement, and implementation) for three groups of … retirement in MRA is not explained by more firms' exits, nor by more early retirement among the exiting firms. It is rather the …

This paper presents new evidence on the effects of retirement benefits on labor force participation decisions. The … analysis is based on a mandated rule for employer-provided retirement benefits in Austria that creates discontinuities in the … incentives for workers to delay retirement. We present graphical evidence on labor supply responses and effective financial …

combine high-quality survey and administrative data. Our results suggest that partial or gradual retirement options offered by …

We investigate the responsiveness of individual retirement decisions to changes in financial incentives. A reform … increased women's normal retirement age (NRA) in two steps from age 62 to age 63 first and then to age 64. At the same time … retirement at the previous NRA became possible at a benefit discount. Since the reform affected specific birth cohorts we can …

This paper presents new evidence on the effects of retirement benefits on labor force participation decisions. The … analysis is based on a mandated rule for employer-provided retirement benefits in Austria that creates discontinuities in the … incentives for workers to delay retirement. We present graphical evidence on labor supply responses and effective financial …

combine high-quality survey and administrative data. Our results suggest that partial or gradual retirement options offered by …

of leaving to early retirement. The wage is not affected …