women, (b) maintain the existing retirement age but require older workers to work longer per-period hours. There are reasons … theory we know that there are potential gains to both workers and firms of allowing hours to rise in work experience. Second … increase in the hours supplied by older workers in the last two decades. We review the relevant theory, model the trade …

older men from the 1970s to the early 1990s, a trend that has only recently shown signs of being reversed. Retirement … different quot;retirementquot; experiences. At the top of the wealth distribution, early retirement has typically been …, disability benefits. Policy-makers keen to increase effective retirement ages will need to consider the very different …

European employment agenda. The present paper focuses on the case of Belgium, France, Germany, and The Netherlands over the …