We are interested in defining the optimal retirement age by socio-economic class, given a Defined Benefit and a …. Therefore, we provide an alternative based on two accounts. We look for the retirement age allowing the accumulated value, at … lower retirement age for lower socio-economic classes and a higher retirement age for wealthier individuals. …

scheme that transfers individual consumption from the working years to the retirement phase of the lifecycle. It discusses … postpone retirement marginally toward the end of the working life. The chapter examines additional criteria (fairness …

contribution scheme. In particular we examine the relationship between retirement, fertility and pensions in a three …-period overlapping generations model. We focus on both the case of mandatory retirement and the case where the retirement age is freely … chosen. In the case of mandatory retirement, increasing longevity has an unambiguously negative impact on fertility and …