Since the concept of retirement is prominent in both popular thinking and academic studies it would be helpful if the … retirement over time and among different populations. This paper reviews and assesses the many concepts and measures that have …, receipt of pension income, endof-career employment, self-assessed retirement, or combinations of those characteristics. It …

. CPS and Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data indicate a corresponding difference of 3 percentage points between 1998 and … 2004. Simulations with a structural retirement model suggest changes in Social Security rules between 1992 and 2004 … men ages 65 to 67. These rule changes encourage deferring retirement from long term jobs, returning to full time work …

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 …