This paper investigates the retirement patterns of married couples in Belgium. To forecast retirement behavior, we use …'s structural design affect both partners' retirement decisions. We simulate the effect of the elimination of the spousal bonus and … find that a small portion of women delay their retirement whereas the rest substitute into alternative social security …

such changes. Retirement has increasingly become a decision made jointly by a couple rather than individually by one … retirement decision despite age differences between partners. This joint determination of retirement has important implications …

What is the optimal retirement age? This paper looks at the optimal retirement age from various perspectives. Most of … the current pension laws relating to retirement age were codified decades ago, and they have become badly out of date … retirement decisions. This paper provides some background about demography, health, and retirement; summarizes how current …

effects of early retirement disincentives on retirement behavior, individual welfare, pensions and public budget. We employ … retirement model. We find that labor market participation and retirement behavior in general are strongly influenced by the level …

that financial incentives for early retirement stem mainly from the Austrian tax system and not from the pension system …

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

It is a challenge for politics that an aging population leads to demands that the retirement age is increasing while … the labour market. However, the regulations have become more restrictive in the last decade and early retirement usually … leads to a lower pension. In this article, we map options for early retirement in other countries. We have found five main …