This paper documents the patterns and correlates of retirement in China using a nationally representative survey, the … China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). After documenting stark differences in retirement ages between … and that rural residents continue to work until advanced ages. Differences in access to generous pensions and economic …

It is a challenge for politics that an aging population leads to demands that the retirement age is increasing while … the labour market. However, the regulations have become more restrictive in the last decade and early retirement usually … leads to a lower pension. In this article, we map options for early retirement in other countries. We have found five main …

We present a theory of the relation between health and retirement that generates testable predictions regarding the … interaction of health, wealth and financial incentives in retirement decisions. The theory predicts (i) that wealthier individuals … problems make older workers more responsive to financial incentives encouraging retirement (reinforcement proposition). We test …