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Private Alternatives and Early Retirement Programs

Eklöf, Matias; Hallberg, Daniel - 2004

This paper describes early retirement option programs in collective agreements in Sweden during the 1990s. We highlight the differences between actual pension benefits and those stipulated in the standard agreements. We find that the individuals frequently face far better options than those...

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Estimating retirement behavior with special early retirement offers

Eklöf, Matias; Hallberg, Daniel - 2006

We model retirement behavior in Sweden during the 1990ies with focus on voluntary early retirement where there is an option for "buy-outs". An employer can offer the employees generous pension programs if the employee agrees on early retirement. Earlier studies have neglected such offers, but in...

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Wage differences between women and men in Sweden: The impact of skill mismatch

Johansson, Mats; Katz, Katarina - 2006

We investigate skill mismatch and its impact on gender differences in wage gap and in returns to education in Sweden … 1993 to 2002.Women are more likely to have more formal education than what is normally required for their occupation … though it does not alter the result that the estimated returns to education are smaller for women than for men in Sweden. …

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