literature on household saving behavior in Japan (with emphasis on the author's own past research) to shed light on whether or … not the selfish life-cycle model applies in the case of Japan. In particular, we survey the literature on the impact of … almost all of the available evidence suggests that the selfish life-cycle model applies to a greater extent in Japan than it …

criterion to rank them but that the retirement motive is the most important saving motive of European households if the … importance of each saving motive, with saving for the retirement motive being less important in countries with generous public … findings suggest that the retirement motive and the precautionary motive are the dominant motives for saving in Europe partly …

This paper investigates the effects of increasing the eligibility age for public pension on workers' retirement … decisions, focusing on recent Japanese public pension reforms. In Japan, the pensionable age for Employees' Pension Insurance …

care responsibilities tend to arise relatively late in life, often after retirement, in the case of Japan, our results …This paper analyzes the determinants of the wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Japan using unique … expected wealth decumulation rate of the retired elderly, at least in the case of Japan, even though both precautionary saving …

incentives matter for the retirement behavior of the self-employed. We also provide evidence of the self-employed not wanting to … retire as early as possible, and contrast these expectation data with realized retirement transitions. The overall picture …

active working life. Retirement through either of these pensions was and in 2006 still is an accessible exit route from the … labour market that provides a minimal but secure income flow. For those reaching the minimum legal retirement age, retirement … system make retirement very attractive, especially for those with bad labour market prospects. Accepting that this system was …

-specific deductions for early retirement on female retirement, employment and unemployment. For the empirical analysis we use high … document that the pension reform leads to a postponement of retirement, an increase in employment and a shifting in …