Using Italian data, we estimate an option value model to quantify the effectof financial incentives on retirement …

This paper focuses on the relation between worker's productivity and retirement decision. Assuming that productivity … worker buys an insurance, which gives a constant income and retirement benefits in exchange for the total output. The level … of income and benefits is set to maximize lifetime utility. In such framework we find the retirement threshold of …

effects of early retirement disincentives on retirement behavior, individual welfare, pensions and public budget. We employ … retirement model. We find that labor market participation and retirement behavior in general are strongly influenced by the level …

effects of early retirement disincentives on retirement behavior, individual welfare, pensions and public budget. We employ … retirement model. We find that retirement behavior is strongly influenced by the level of disincentives. Further, disincentives …

In this paper, we consider how the retirement age as well as a tax financed pension system ought to respond to a change … perfect control over the individuals' labor supply and retirement-decisions, the results show that a decrease in the standard … deviation of life-length leads to an increase in the optimal retirement age and vice versa, if the preferences for "the number …