This research analyses retirement behaviour in Austria based on a combined administrative dataset. Data from the … comprehensive microsimulation model of the Austrian pension system is developed and applied to calculate retirement benefit …

This research analyses retirement behaviour in Austria based on a combined administrative dataset. Data from the … comprehensive microsimulation model of the Austrian pension system is developed and applied to calculate retirement benefit …

retirement decisions in developed countries. However, women's and couples' labour supply decisions and the patterns of withdrawal … examine how social security financial incentives and personal characteristics affects one's own and spouses' retirement … decisions. Our results suggested that couples synchronize retirement and that they respond similarly to their own …

the one introduced in Austria in 2003, also known as 'Austrian backpack'-can enhance production efficiency and social … retired. Upon retirement, backpack savings can be converted into an (actuarially fair) retirement pension. To complement the …%. In both economies, the annuity retirement option is an important component of the welfare gains. …

-mandatory retirement savings. To answer this question we analyze the intra-household allocation of retirement savings between partners in … possession of retirement saving accounts among spouses is positively correlated, hinting at a “crowding-in” of saving accounts … “crowding-in” of total retirement saving amounts between spouses, probably due to some “recognition effect”. The unitary model …