We propose a unified framework to measure the effects of different reforms of the pension system on retirement ages and … retirement decisions are explicitly modeled within a public pension system. Heterogeneity with respect to consumption preferences … behavior of households, we observe that feedback effects do occur. Results suggest that individual retirement decisions are …

with five elements: 1) determine the pension level in a sustainable and generation-appropriate way; 2) link retirement age … to life expectancy; 3) limit early retirement to those in poor health; 4) abolish mandatory retirement; 5) encourage a …

retirement and generosity toward the poor. Using aggregate data (EUROSTAT, OECD) as well as individual data (SHARE, the new … Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe), the paper looks at the statistical correlations among those types of …

paper, we use two sets of individual survey data to study the role of health and financial incentives in early retirement … retirement behavior, we then simulate changes in the generosity of disability pensions to understand how these changes would … affect retirement behavior. Our results show that making the disability benefit award process more stringent without closing …

centre onbe reductions in the retirement age and similar expensive steps backwards, but will instead require investments into …

diversification of retirement savings, and global spillover effects of pension reforms. …