1992-2010 Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We estimate a discrete time hazard model to test whether diabetes affects the …

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 …

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

relevant waves of the Health and Retirement Study (1996-2010), we exploit the exogenous variation in the form of wealth shocks …

payment is controlled for. Our evidence suggests that increasing the retirement age does not necessarily produce individuals …

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 …