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Spousal and survivor benefits in option value models of retirement : an application to Belgium
Jousten, Alain; Lefebvre, Mathieu - 2016
We study retirement incentives with augmented option value model à la Stock and Wise (1990). We propose methodological … modelling of couples' incentives leads to very different patterns of retirement incentives - particularly for women. We apply … the new indicators to data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and retirement in Europe (SHARE) in Belgium and find two key …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011543602
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Old‐age employment and hours of work trends : empirical analysis for four European countries
Aliaj, Arjeta; Flawinne, Xavier; Jousten, Alain; … - 2016
For the last two decades, the increase of employment among cohorts of individuals aged 50+ has been a policy objective on the European employment agenda. The present paper takes stock of the situation as observed in Belgium over the time period 1997-2011. First, we provide analysis on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455515
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Social security and inequality in Belgium
Klinges, Giulia; Jousten, Alain; Lefebvre, Mathieu - 2024
reforms for a fixed retirement age distribution. The behavioral effect accounts for the endogenous change caused by changes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014462141
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Spousal and Survivor Benefits in Option Value Models of Retirement: An Application to Belgium
Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu - 2016
We study retirement incentives with augmented option value model à la Stock and Wise (1990). We propose methodological … modelling of couples' incentives leads to very different patterns of retirement incentives – particularly for women. We apply … the new indicators to data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and retirement in Europe (SHARE) in Belgium and find two key …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559674
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Old-age employment and hours of work trends: Empirical analysis for four European countries
Aliaj, Arjeta; Flawinne, Xavier; Jousten, Alain; … - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 5 (2016) 16, pp. 1-22
For the last two decades, the increase of employment among individuals aged 50+ has been a policy objective on the European employment agenda. The present paper focuses on the case of Belgium, France, Germany, and The Netherlands over the period 1997–2011. First, we provide descriptive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011991884
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Social Security Incentives in Belgium: An Analysis of Four Decades of Change
Fraikin, Anne-Lore; Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu - 2018
The paper traces labor market reforms over the last four decades. It provides estimates of retirement incentives for a … performance in Belgium. The results show that the numerous retirement and social security program reforms have had a marked impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931740
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Social Security and Inequality in Belgium
Klinges, Giulia; Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu - 2024
reforms for a fixed retirement age distribution. The behavioral effect accounts for the endogenous change caused by changes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533858
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Old‐Age Employment and Hours of Work Trends: Empirical Analysis for Four European Countries
Aliaj, Arjeta; Flawinne, Xavier; Jousten, Alain; … - 2016
For the last two decades, the increase of employment among cohorts of individuals aged 50+ has been a policy objective on the European employment agenda. The present paper takes stock of the situation as observed in Belgium over the time period 1997-2011. First, we provide analysis on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479337
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Work Capacity and Longer Working Lives in Belgium
Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu - 2015
We explore the link between health indicators and employment rates of the population aged 55 or more. Our focus lies on work capacity as a key determinant of employment. Using cohort mortality information as a proxy for overall health outcomes, we establish a substantial untapped work capacity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010531736
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The retirement of the migrant labor force: Pension portability and beyond
Jousten, Alain - 2012
The specificities of the workforce with a migrant background are often neglected in studies of retirement. Similarly … systems - with a focus on retirement. The paper argues that such effects are non-negligible and are likely to have major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290772