Early retirement options are usually targeted at employees at risk of not reaching their regular retirement age in … particularly negatively affected by the abolition of early retirement options. To measure differences in labor market reactions of … increased the early retirement age for women from 60 to 63 years. Based on a large administrative dataset, we use a regression …

undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension … deductions for early retirement. This paper examines the evolution of the profitability of pension contributions against the …

effects of early retirement disincentives on retirement behavior, individual welfare, pensions and public budget. We employ … retirement model. We find that labor market participation and retirement behavior in general are strongly influenced by the level …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort …-in-Differences approach. The analysis is based on official records covering all individuals insured by the public health system in Germany and … conclusions. We provide evidence that the increase in the retirement age negatively affects health outcomes as the prevalence of …

We evaluate the labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the early retirement age (ERA) from 60 to 63 …

normal retirement age in Germany did not prolong employment of older men. The reason for this surprising result is that …This paper shows that increasing the normal retirement age and introducing pension deductions for retirement before … employers encouraged their employees to use the bridge options unemployment or partial retirement instead of the early …

close to retirement. The age pattern is partly explained by the positive effect of pension wealth on disability pensions …

close to retirement. The age pattern is partly explained by the positive effect of pension wealth on disability pensions …

birth cohorts in Germany. The analysis is based on a rich dataset that combines household survey data from the German Socio … East Germany and for the low educated. Using simulated life cycle employment and income profiles, we project gross future …