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The Design and Implementation of Public Pension Systems in Developing Countries: Issues and Options
Bloom, David E.; McKinnon, Roddy - 2013
treatment of men and women in retirement security even when lifetime earnings and projected average life expectancy may differ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331445
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The Design and Implementation of Public Pension Systems in Developing Countries: Issues and Options
Bloom, David E.; McKinnon, Roddy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
treatment of men and women in retirement security even when lifetime earnings and projected average life expectancy may differ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010659262
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The design and implementation of public pension systems in developing countries : issues and options
Bloom, David E.; McKinnon, Roddy - 2013
treatment of men and women in retirement security even when lifetime earnings and projected average life expectancy may differ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009754506
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Patterns of Time Use among Older People
Ferranna, Maddalena; Sevilla, J.P.; Zucker, Leo; Bloom, … - 2022
We analyze time use studies to describe how people allocate their time as they age, especially among paid work, unpaid work, leisure, and personal care. We emphasize differences in time allocation between older (i.e., those aged 65+) and younger people; between developed and developing countries;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351766
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Patterns of time use among older people
Ferranna, Maddalena; Sevilla, J. P.; Zucker, Leo; … - 2022
We analyze time use studies to describe how people allocate their time as they age, especially among paid work, unpaid work, leisure, and personal care. We emphasize differences in time allocation between older (i.e., those aged 65+) and younger people; between developed and developing countries;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013184664
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The Effect of Subjective Survival Probabilities on Retirement and Wealth in the United States
Bloom, David E. - 2019
We explore the proposition that expected longevity affects retirement decisions and accumulated wealth using micro data … drawn from the Health and Retirement Study for the United States. We use data on a person's subjective probability of …. These findings are consistent with the view that retirement decisions are driven by institutional constraints and incentives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012905861
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Optimal Retirement and Saving with Increasing Longevity
Moore, Michael - 2019
We develop a simple life cycle optimizing model of retirement and savings. We show that, in theory, higher incomes lead … to earlier retirement and higher savings while longer life spans lead to later retirement and lower savings. We calibrate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012905890
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Optimal retirement with increasing longevity
Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Moore, Michael J. - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 116 (2014) 3, pp. 838-858
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419835
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The Contribution of Population Health and Demographic Change to Economic Growth in China and India
Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Hu, Linlin; Liu, Yuanli; … - 2007
We find that a cross-country model of economic growth successfully tracks the growth takeoffs in China and India. The major drivers of the predicted takeoffs are improved health, increased openness to trade, and a rising labor force-to-population ratio due to fertility decline. We also explore...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005698409
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A Theory of Retirement
Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Moore, Michael - 2007
We construct a life-cycle model in which retirement occurs at the end of life as a result of declining health. We show … consumption level and the proportion of life spent in leisure. The retirement age increases proportionally less than the increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005698414