This paper analyzes the incentives provided by the Italian Social Security System (SS) to supply labor. Italy is an … all retirement income is in the form of SS benefits; (4) the existence of an early retirement provision, which attracts no … actuarial penalty, greatly distorts choices in favor of early retirement. This paper addresses the above issue by first …

This paper analyzes the incentives provided by the Italian Social Security System (SS) to supply labor. Italy is an … all retirement income is in the form of SS benefits; (4) the existence of an early retirement provision, which attracts no … actuarial penalty, greatly distorts choices in favor of early retirement. This paper addresses the above issue by first …

In this paper, we exploit pension reform-induced changes in retirement eligibility requirements to assess the role of … grandparental child care availability in the employment of women who have children under 15. We focus on Italy for two reasons … retirement eligible have a 13 percent higher probability of being employed than those whose mothers are ineligible. The pension …

In this paper, we exploit pension reform-induced changes in retirement eligibility requirements to assess the role of … grandparental child care availability in the labor force participation of women with children under 15. We focus on Italy for two … mothers are retirement eligible have a 11 percent higher probability of being in the labor force than those whose mothers are …

Using matched employer-employee data for Italy and newly available information on sick leaves certificates, we study … increased minimum retirement age - on middle-aged employees' absence from work due to sick leaves. We find that this effect is …