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A nudge to quit? The effect of a change in pension information on annuitization, labor supply and retirement choices among older workers

Hagen, Johannes; Hallberg, Daniel; Sjögren Lindquist, … - 2018

relevant context where the use of nudge is widespread; retirement. Specifically, we find that an exogenous application form … change in the Swedish pension system that highlighted a five-year payout on the expense of a life annuity not only increased …

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A nudge to quit? : the effect of a change in pension information on annuitization, labour supply, and retirement choices among older workers

Hagen, Johannes; Hallberg, Daniel; Sjögren Lindquist, … - 2021

We study the effects of two exogenous modificationsin the Swedish pension system application formnudgingindividuals …

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Do private household transfers to the elderly respond to public pension benefits? : evidence from rural China

Nikolov, Plamen; Adelman, Alan - 2019 - Current version: April 2019

Aging populations in developing countries have spurred the introduction of public pension programs to preserve the …-in-difference-in-differences (DDD) approach how a new pension program impacts inter vivos transfers. We show that pension benefits lower the propensity …

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Short-run health consequences of retirement and pension benefits : evidence from China

Nikolov, Plamen; Adelman, Alan - 2019

This paper examines the impact of the New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS) in China. Exploiting the staggered implementation … introduction of pension benefits on the health status, health behaviors, and healthcare utilization of rural Chinese adults age 60 … adults with access to the pension program experienced significant improvements in several important measures of health …

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Calling older workers back to work

Grigoli, Francesco; Koczan, Zsoka; Topalova, Petia - 2021

changes in labor market policies, such as the tax benefit system, and pension reforms. Urbanization and the increasing role of …

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Work meaningfulness and effort

Cnossen, Femke; Nikolova, Milena - 2024

Self-determination theory posits that individuals are motivated at work when their inherent psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness are satisfied. Drawing on this theory, this paper presents a new conceptual model explaining how work meaningfulness influences effort at...

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Does performance pay increase the risk of worker loneliness?

Baktash, Mehrzad - 2024

Increased wages and productivity associated with performance pay can be beneficial to both employers and employees. However, performance pay can also entail unintended consequences for workers' well-being. This study is the first to systematically examine the association between performance pay...

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Worker stress and performance pay : German survey evidence

Baktash, Mehrzad B.; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2021

While performance pay can benefit firms and workers by increasing productivity and wages, it has also been associated with a deterioration of worker health. The transmission mechanisms for this deterioration remain in doubt. We examine the hypothesis that increased stress is one transmission...

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What makes work meaningful and why economists should care about it

Nikolova, Milena; Cnossen, Femke - 2020

retirement intentions, which highlights the concept's economic significance. We provide new insights that could help organise the …

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Unions, worker participation and worker well-being

Artz, Benjamin; Heywood, John S. - 2020

This chapter focuses on the lessons learned from four decades of studying the relationship between unions and job satisfaction. We discuss the original paradox that started the literature and trace the on-going debate over results that differ by sample and by estimation technique. We emphasize...

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