In this paper, we describe the changes of (early) retirement programs over time and study the link between trends in … any, between elderly retirement and activity among the young and the prime-age populations. …

This paper analyses the effect of retirement on cognitive functioning using a longitudinal survey among older Americans …, which allows controlling for individual heterogeneity and endogeneity of the retirement decision by using the eligibility … age for social security as an instrument. The results highlight a significant negative effect of retirement on cognitive …

on the key distinction between those in forced early retirement and those who retire early by individual choice. We start … by estimating a retirement probit model for older workers in Belgium. Based on these estimates, we then perform micro … respect to the time of retirement. We explore two scenarios, one where the entire population is subjected to the actuarial …

on the key distinction between those in forced early retirement and those who retire early by individual choice. We start … by estimating a retirement probit model for older workers in Belgium. Based on these estimates, we then perform micro … respect to the time of retirement. We explore two scenarios, one where the entire population is subjected to the actuarial …

The present Paper studies the retirement incentives for elderly people in Belgium. We model the incentive structure … built into the various public early retirement and retirement systems. First, we compute indicators of benefit entitlement … as of the implicit tax rates the elderly workers face in case of delayed retirement. We find strong evidence of social …