We estimate the impact of health and financial incentives on the retirement transitions of older workers in Spain … retirement. Unlike previous literature, we find that (i) financial incentives, when measured adequately, exert a greater impact … in determining retirement decisions. We also perform simulations of a recently enacted reform of pension incentives and …

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 …

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 …

interaction of health, wealth and financial incentives in retirement decisions. The theory predicts (i) that wealthier individuals … problems make older workers more responsive to financial incentives encouraging retirement (reinforcement proposition). We test … health events, proxied by unanticipated hospitalizations, to information on retirement decisions and actual incentives from …

health and incentives matter in the decision to exit from the labor market. Based on these results, we simulate the effect of …

health and incentives matter in the decision to exit from the labor market. Based on these results, we simulate the effect of …

find that the incentives faced by older workers differ hugely across countries. In fact, based solely on differences in …

health, the cost of which is dependent on health insurance coverage. We find that the incentives faced by older workers …

can provide strong incentives for workers to leave the labor force when they reach the age of eligibility for benefits …