Using Italian data, we estimate an option value model to quantify the effectof financial incentives on retirement …

This paper focuses on the relation between worker's productivity and retirement decision. Assuming that productivity … worker buys an insurance, which gives a constant income and retirement benefits in exchange for the total output. The level … of income and benefits is set to maximize lifetime utility. In such framework we find the retirement threshold of …

This paper explores the interaction between retirement flexibility and portfolio choice in an overlapping …-generations model of a closed economy. Retirement flexibility is often seen as a hedge against capital market risks which justifies more … risky asset portfolios. We show, however, that this positive relationship between risk taking and retirement flexibility is …

This study exploits a new dataset in order to quantify the effect of financial incentives on retirement choices. This … Wise (2004), we find that financial incentives have an effect on retirement. The effect goes in the expected direction … their retirement probability increases in a sizable way. We also find that the procedure to impute seniority used in …