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Population aging in most developed countries and the associated aging of the workforce is an important and complex … raise the retirement age to 71 by 2060, meaning that work will occupy a large part of our lives. Work is closely linked to … retirement is eagerly anticipated by many workers, it can lead to the loss of important work-related activities and social ties …
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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 …
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public pensions. This paper studies the determinants of two forms of accessing retirement in Spain, either partial or full … retirement. Our goal is to identify if social security legislation influences the choice between these two alternative paths … individual retirement decisions. Besides, partial retirement legislation modifies the selection of retirement routes and affects …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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. …
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Health capacity to work for the elderly is an essential piece of information for designing social policies in an aging …
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usefulness of policies such as gradual retirement and part-time work in increasing older workers' employment. …
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This paper analyzes the impact of women's retirement on their informal care provision. Using SOEP data, we address … significant effect of retirement on informal care provision, when using early retirement age thresholds as instruments … further exploit a sizable increase in the early retirement age for German women and find that affected women provide less non …
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