We examine the role of self-employment in retirement transitions using a panel of administrative tax data. We find that … the hazard of self-employment increases at popular retirement ages associated with Social Security eligibility …, particularly for those with greater retirement wealth. Late-career transitions to self-employment are associated with a larger drop …

We examine the role of self-employment in retirement transitions using a panel of administrative tax data. We find that … the hazard of self-employment increases at popular retirement ages associated with Social Security eligibility …, particularly for those with greater retirement wealth. Late-career transitions to self-employment are associated with a larger drop …

value of retirement income for most people. Despite this research,the vast majority of individuals claim Social Security at … or before full retirement age. ClaimingSocial Security early is not necessarily a mistake, as delaying Social Security …

equity markets and retirement is mixed. We use panel data from the Health and Retirement Study to investigate the … relationship between stock market performance and plans for retirement during 1998-2008, a period that includes the recent … equity markets influence changes in retirement plans over the period as a whole. We conclude that the higher probabilities of …