observed trend towards early retirement. In a world of laissez-faire or of first-best efficiency, there would be no such … variables are not observable, the optimal policy does imply a distortion of the retirement decision. Consequently, the … inducement of early retirement may be part of the optimal tax-transfer policy. We consider a model in which individuals differ in …

participation and benefit receipt. Most of the attention is given to the interaction between retirement behavior and the various … the actual pattern of early and normal retirement of Belgian older workers …

Social insurance for the elderly is judged responsible for the widely observed trend towards early retirement. In a … not available, because health and productivity are not observable, the optimal social insurance policy may imply a … distortion on the retirement decision. The main point we make is that while there is no doubt that retirement systems induce an …

Political resistance to a progressive increase in the retirement age is widespread in a number of European countries … citizens. Then, we try to explain the existence of wide differences in the average length of retirement across countries and …