During the next few decades the populations of most developed countries will grow older and older as a result of the low fertility rates since the 1970s and/or the continuously increasing life expectancy. Poland, one of the biggest countries in Central Europe, will be confronted rather seriously...

This article surveys the literature on selection effects in retirement behavior. More specifically, we consider early retirement schemes with actuarially fair adjustments based on average life expectancy. To this end, we recapitulate the theoretical literature on selection effects and resulting...

Veränderungen in der Altersstruktur der Bevölkerung haben erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die Finanzierung von Alterssicherungssystemen. Vor allem die stetig steigende Lebenserwartung stellt eine Herausforderung für die Nachhaltigkeit von Rentensystemen dar. Dies gilt aber nicht nur für...

This article surveys the literature on selection effects in retirement behavior. More specifically, we consider early retirement schemes with actuarially fair adjustments based on average life expectancy. To this end, we recapitulate the theoretical literature on selection effects and resulting...