retirement behavior as low-skilled Germans. The results are consistent with low-skilled workers in Germany being frozen in a …

Germany recent reforms that aim at raising retirement age and cutting benefit levels should be complemented by increases in … ; tax-benefit linkage ; endogenous retirement ; population ageing …

steigern, schlagen die Autoren eine sanfte Rentenreform vor, die „Nudging“-Elemente nutzt. … will boost retirement savings without interfering with individuals’ freedom of choice. …

duration until retirement entry and (ii) on the duration until exit from gainful employment. I estimate discrete time duration … identified. The permanent reduction of retirement benefit amounts causes a postponement of retirement entry by about fifteen … months and a delay of employment exit by about nine months on average. -- retirement insurance ; labor force participation …

Germany recent reforms that aim at raising retirement age and cutting benefit levels should be complemented by increases in …

In 2007 Germany has introduced a pension reform which increases the normal retirement age from currently age 65 to 67 … effective retirement age by about one year and redistribute towards future cohorts. However, it hardly reduces old-age poverty … since rich people are more flexible in adjusting retirement. Overall, the efficiency gains of the reform are very modest …

countries. In the paper, we compare the labour market developments in four countries: Germany, Italy, Poland, and Sweden. There … and Sweden are in contrast with low levels of employment in Italy and Poland. In the latter two countries, there is also a …

countries. In the paper, we compare the labour market developments in four countries: Germany, Italy, Poland, and Sweden. There … and Sweden are in contrast with low levels of employment in Italy and Poland. In the latter two countries, there is also a …