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away from individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Although the idea is provocative, we conclude that the notion of “moving …
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retirement at standard/pivotal values for age/seniority. …
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calculating the pension saved during a working life and the pension dis-saved after retirement. The findings show that there are …
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This study explores the factors that affect an individual’s happiness while transitioning into retirement. Recent … studies highlight gradual retirement as an attractive option to older workers as they approach full retirement. However, it is … not clear whether phasing or cold turkey makes for a happier retirement. Using longitudinal data from the Health and …
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just those at the point of retirement, this approach can provide additional insights on the efficacy of pension systems in … individuals above the 60% relative poverty threshold throughout retirement. Our simulations suggest that the gradual negative … lengthening of the time spent in receipt of retirement benefits. The consumption smoothing function of state pensions has declined …
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deepening, and indirect effects, working through changes of taxes, government spending components and the retirement age in …. The closed-form solutions of the model predict taxation and the retirement age in OECD economies to increase in response … to demographic ageing and per-capita growth to accelerate. If the retirement age were held constant, the growth rate in …
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Most assessments of pension sustainability focus on the projected fall in spending. However interest in the impact on adequacy, usually measured by replacement rates, is increasing. In this paper we show that replacement rates have significant defects, related to being point-in-time indicators...
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The last two decades have been characterised by significant changes in national pension arrangements. While at first, a consensus seemed to be evolving around a one-size-fits-all reform, more recently the trend has been towards a better customisation of reforms. This paper reviews this process,...
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We investigate the effect of an acute health shock on retirement among elderly male workers in Denmark, 1991-1999, and … in particular whether various welfare state programs and institutions impinge on the retirement effect. The results show … that an acute health event increases the retirement chances of elderly male workers by 8%, and that this increase in the …
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This study explores the factors that affect an individual’s happiness while transitioning into retirement. Recent … studies highlight gradual retirement as an attractive option to older workers as they approach full retirement. However, it is … not clear whether phasing or cold turkey makes for a happier retirement. Using longitudinal data from the Health and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260123