traditional marriage models, such health shocks may induce unmarried couples to obtain economic benefits, such as survivors … that the probability of marriage after male partners’ health shocks can increase significantly depending on the amount of …This paper asks whether marriage decisions of unmarried mature couples are driven by the prospect of financial …

paper, we use two sets of individual survey data to study the role of health and financial incentives in early retirement … decisions in Germany, in particular disability benefit uptake. We show that financial incentives to retire do affect sick … those who are not already age-eligible for an old-age pension and who are deemed unable to work for health reasons. In this …

paper, we use two sets of individual survey data to study the role of health and financial incentives in early retirement … decisions in Germany, in particular disability benefit uptake. We show that financial incentives to retire do affect sick … those who are not already age-eligible for an old-age pension and who are deemed unable to work for health reasons. In this …