We analyze the effects of increasing the retirement age in two economies with overlapping generations and within cohort … defined benefit to a defined contribution. We find that if increase in the retirement age is phased in a way that allows …

aging and a special focus on occupation-specific morbidity and mortality. We examine how distinct replacement rates for … white-collar and blue-collar workers and early retirement policies could be designed to provide a fair and aggregate welfare … increase in replacement rates of blue-collar workers. If the statutory retirement age is sufficiently high or the life …

for a reduction in both mortality and in inpatient care as a consequence of the early retirement offer. Increasing the …This paper studies empirically the consequences of retirement on health. We make use of a targeted retirement offer to … army employees 55 years of age or older. Before the offer was implemented in the Swedish defense, the normal retirement age …

for a reduction in both mortality and in inpatient care as a consequence of the early retirement offer. Increasing the …This paper studies empirically the consequences of retirement on health. We make use of a targeted retirement offer to … army employees 55 years of age or older. Before the offer was implemented in the Swedish defense, the normal retirement age …

We explore the proposition that expected longevity affects retirement decisions and accumulated wealth using micro data … drawn from the Health and Retirement Study for the United States. We use data on a person's subjective probability of …. These findings are consistent with the view that retirement decisions are driven by institutional constraints and incentives …