job-related factors, can significantly influence the decision to postpone retirement when this decision is in the hands of … an individual. Starting from the fact that the employment rate of older workers in Slovenia in 2011 was the lowest in the …

Early retirement of workers is used by firms as means to rejuvenate their workforces. In principle, workers can either … simply be laid off or can be offered an early retirement option combined with a financial bonus. However, dismissing masses … early retirement with a severance pay at least maintains the semblance of a worker’s voluntary decision. Cross …

Employment to population ratios differ markedly across OECD coun- tries, especially for people over 55. Social security … tests. I conjecture that differences in social security features explain many differences in employment to population ratios … at older ages. I assess my conjecture quantitatively with a life cycle general equilibrium model of retirement. At ages …

There are large differences in the employment to population ratio relative to the US across OECD countries, and these … observations suggest that they might be an important contributing factor in accounting for differences in retirement. I assess … quantitatively the importance of these features using a life cycle general equilibrium model of retirement. I find that the …

There are large differences in the employment to population ratio relative to the US across OECD countries, and these … equilibrium model of retirement. I find that the differences in social security can indeed account for the differences in … employment to population ratio at old age in the OECD. I also evaluate which features of social security are most important in …

system on retirement decisions. The 1992 reform is an interesting example since it was implemented when: (a) the system was … very generous to retirees; (b) the demographic context was dramatic;(c) an early retirement provision, and no actuarial … fairness, distorted retirement choices. I use the reform as a natural experiment and exploit its differential effect on …

Employment to population ratios differ markedly across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD … study postulates that differences in social security features explain many differences in employment to population ratios at … older ages. This conjecture is assessed quantitatively with a life cycle general equilibrium model of retirement. At ages 60 …