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In this paper we provide a description of the labor market in the Netherlands. Compared to other OECD countries labor force participation is high and the unemployment rate is low (also for young workers). Among the unemployed there are, however, relatively many long-term unemployed workers....
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As a preliminary step, we first provide some new empirical evidence that labor market conditions affect retirement … propose an equilibrium unemployment approach to retirement decisions that allows us to unveil the factors which explain why …: the retirement decision of unemployed workers depends on the labor-market frictions whereas that of employed workers does …
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retirement spells has been steadily increasing. We estimate the response of retirement timing to variations in unemployment rate …, inflation and housing prices. Flows into both full and partial retirement increase significantly when the unemployment rate … rises. Workers around normal retirement age are especially sensitive to variations in the unemployment rate. Workers who are …
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time period 1996-2015. We examine the transition from unemployment to retirement as a multi-year process. We analyse …
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retirement in the late 1950s and in the 1960s instead freed positions and created employment opportunities. Finally, we show that … the entry of the D-cohort is associated with increased births in the 1950s, while its retirement turned the fertility Boom …
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workers who exogenously lose eligibility for their early retirement option. We use detailed Norwegian matched employer … in the loss of eligibility for early retirement benefits between ages 62-67 years in Norway. We find that re …-employment rates are indistinguishable between workers who just retain eligibility for early retirement benefits and those who just do …
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retirement spells has been steadily increasing. We estimate the response of retirement timing to variations in unemployment rate …, inflation and housing prices. Flows into both full and partial retirement increase significantly when the unemployment rate … rises. Workers around normal retirement age are especially sensitive to variations in the unemployment rate. Workers who are …
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The labor market effects of pension reform stem from retirement behavior and from job search and hours worked of prime …
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This paper investigates the consequences of pension reform for life-cycle unemployment and retirement. We find that (i … retirement and boosts efficiency; and (iv) extending the calculation period favors employment of young workers, might possibly … lead to more unemployment among older ones, encourages postponed retirement and most likely yields positive welfare gains …
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As a preliminary step, we first provide some new empirical evidence that labor market conditions affect retirement … propose an equilibrium unemployment approach to retirement decisions that allows us to unveil the factors which explain why …: the retirement decision of unemployed workers depends on the labor-market frictions whereas that of employed workers does …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536410