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The impact of social security on pension claiming and retirement: active vs. passive decisions
Lalive, Rafael; Magesan, Arvind; Staubli, Stefan - 2020
We exploit a unique Swiss reform to identify the importance of passivity, claiming social security benefits at the Full Retirement Age (FRA). Sharp discontinuities generated by the reform reveal that raising the FRA while imposing small early claiming penalties significantly delays pension...
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The politics of aging and retirement : evidence from Swiss referenda
Bello, Piera; Galasso, Vincenzo - 2018
Aging creates financial troubles for PAYG pension systems, since the share of retirees to workers increases. An often advocated policy response is to increase retirement age. Ironically, however, the political support for this policy may actually be hindered by population aging. Using Swiss...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882293
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Ageing and pension reform around the world : evidence from eleven countries
Bonoli, Giuliano (ed.); Shinkawa, Toshimitsu (contributor) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002126900
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Aging, taxes and pensions in Switzerland
Keuschnigg, Christian - 2016
The gains in life expectancy are expected to double the dependency ratio and increase population by 10% in Switzerland until 2050. To quantify the effects on pensions, taxes and social contributions, we use an overlapping generations model with five margins of labor supply: labor market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416024
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Aging, Taxes and Pensions in Switzerland
Keuschnigg, Christian - 2016
The gains in life expectancy are expected to double the dependency ratio and increase population by 10% in Switzerland until 2050. To quantify the effects on pensions, taxes and social contributions, we use an overlapping generations model with five margins of labor supply: labor market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012998268
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Die Zukunft der Alterssicherung : europäische Strategien und der deutsche Weg
Döring, Diether - 2002 - 1. Aufl., Orig.-Ausg.
künftig sichergestellt werden können, welche Rolle betriebliche und individuelle Komponenten der Alterssicherung fortan … kritischen Bewertung unterzogen. Nach der Reform ist vor der Reform! - 1. Entstehungszusammenhänge moderner Alterssicherung 2 …. Theoretische Grundlagen unterschiedlicher Systemlogiken der Alterssicherung 3. Typen von Alterssicherungssystemen 4. Vergleich der …
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The timing of retirement : new evidence from Swiss female workers
Hänel, Barbara; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2012
We investigate the responsiveness of individual retirement decisions to changes in financial incentives. A reform increased women's normal retirement age (NRA) in two steps from age 62 to age 63 first and then to age 64. At the same time retirement at the previous NRA became possible at a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009535096
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The Impact of Social Security on Pension Claiming and Retirement : Active vs. Passive Decisions
Lalive, Rafael - 2020
We exploit a unique Swiss reform to identify the importance of passivity, claiming social security benefits at the Full Retirement Age (FRA). Sharp discontinuities generated by the reform reveal that raising the FRA while imposing small early claiming penalties significantly delays pension...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012827326
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Framing Effects in Political Decision Making : Evidence from a Natural Voting Experiment
Butler, Monika; Maréchal, Michel André - 2021
This paper analyzes a recent ballot in which two virtually identical popular initiatives, both demanding a decrease in the legal age of retirement in Switzerland, led to differences in approval rates of nearly seven percentage points. Based on this unique natural experiment, the existence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317218
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The impact of pension reform on the capital markets
Moyo, Dambisa - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003117245