retirement spells has been steadily increasing. We estimate the response of retirement timing to variations in unemployment rate …, inflation and housing prices. Flows into both full and partial retirement increase significantly when the unemployment rate … rises. Workers around normal retirement age are especially sensitive to variations in the unemployment rate. Workers who are …

Many Americans claim Social Security benefits early, though this leaves them with lower benefits throughout retirement … strategic survey about the lump sum. In other words, such a reform could provide an avenue for encouraging delayed retirement …

People who delay claiming Social Security receive higher lifelong benefits upon retirement. We survey individuals on …

People who delay claiming Social Security receive higher lifelong benefits upon retirement. We survey individuals on …

This paper proposes a dynamic life cycle model of health risks, employment, early retirement, and wealth accumulation … the early retirement option, the simulations indicate that a means test mitigates the moral hazard problem substantially. …

This paper proposes a dynamic life cycle model of health risks, employment, early retirement, and wealth accumulation … the early retirement option, the simulations indicate that a means test mitigates the moral hazard problem substantially. …

retirement spells has been steadily increasing. We estimate the response of retirement timing to variations in unemployment rate …, inflation and housing prices. Flows into both full and partial retirement increase significantly when the unemployment rate … rises. Workers around normal retirement age are especially sensitive to variations in the unemployment rate. Workers who are …

retirees. It also examines how the retirement and health care of older citizens might be financed, and measures the potential … Elderly. -- Economics of Aging ; Retirement and Health Care Programs ; Government Spending on Elderly ; Fiscal Pressures of …