Population aging in Europe calls for an overall rise in the age of retirement. However, most observers agree that the … explores the relevance of this idea using the European Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) panel data. It ….e., Gender × Education) at typical retirement age. It then estimates the degree of retirement age differentiation that would be …

force participation is related to both a decline in the take-up of early retirement among 60-64-year-olds, an increase in … the average age of entry to a retirement program, and an increase in the propensity of working after entering a retirement … unemployment before retirement, age and education. …

Flexible work arrangements and retirement options provide one solution for the challenges of unemployment and … underemployment, aging populations, and unsustainable public pension systems in welfare states around the world. We examine the … relationships between well-being and job satisfaction on the one hand and employment status and retirement, on the other, using …

This paper investigates the mechanisms behind the health effects of retirement. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design … to exploit financial incentives in the German pension system for identification, I find that retirement improves … sleep duration as well as more frequent physical exercise seem to be key mechanisms through which retirement affects health. …

In this paper we analyze the influence that incentives play in the timing of the transition to retirement in Spain. We … incentives and other socio-economic variables on the retirement hazard of men aged between 60 and 70, using a duration model to … significant role in retirement decisions, but that, after the reform, the latter effects become less important. …

Health capacity to work for the elderly is an essential piece of information for designing social policies in an aging …

Retirement offers the opportunity to give up potentially risky, unhealthy, and/or stressful work, which is expected to … foster improvements in retirees' health. However, retirement also bears the risk that retirees suffer from the loss of daily … adopt unhealthy behaviors. Depending on the relative importance of the different mechanisms, retirement may either improve …

countries, the probability of working after normal retirement age is positively related to living with a spouse only, being … status and the age distribution among elderly people. We also demonstrate that working beyond the normal retirement age has a … that the normal retirement age is strictly enforced in urban China and seniors attempting to work face intensive …

usefulness of policies such as gradual retirement and part-time work in increasing older workers' employment. …