This paper studies how an increase in the minimum retirement age affects the labor market behavior of older workers …. Between 2000 and 2006 the Austrian government gradually increased the early retirement age from 60 to 62.2 for men and from 55 … empirical analysis suggest that this policy change reduced retirement by 19 percentage points among affected men and by 25 …

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 …

Two pension reforms in Austria increased the early retirement age from 60 to 62 for men and from 55 to 58.25 for women …. The reforms reduced early retirement by 18.9 percentage points among affected men aged 60-62 and by 22.3 percentage points … savings as they either continue to retire early via disability pensions or bridge the gap to regular retirement by drawing …

This paper investigates whether employers can induce employees to postpone retirement by offering access to training … include detailed information on a wide range of HR practices applied in the organization, as well as the expected retirement … employee expected retirement age, irrespective of whether employees actually participate in training. We show that this …

To what extent does hours flexibility in career employment impact the retirement process? Workplace flexibility … impact on the timing of retirement. Alternatively, hours flexibility in career employment could lead to longer working lives … phased retirement, are to be considered an option for alleviating the strains of an aging society. This paper describes how …

Retirement Around the World. This project, which compares the experiences of a dozen developed countries, was launched in the mid … project document that social security program provisions can create powerful incentives for retirement that are strongly … affect retirement, whether there is a link between older employment and youth unemployment, and whether older individuals are …

possibility of delayed retirement ages. However, the postponement of retirement may not be universally feasible, since not all … workers may be willing and able to continue working past the standard retirement age, due to health status and other factors …. We model this uncertain retirement problem in an overlapping generations general equilibrium framework with flexible …

We examine the role of self-employment in retirement transitions using a panel of administrative tax data. We find that … the hazard of self-employment increases at popular retirement ages associated with Social Security eligibility …, particularly for those with greater retirement wealth. Late-career transitions to self-employment are associated with a larger drop …

We present quasi-experimental evidence on the effects of increasing the Early Retirement Age (ERA) on older workers …' retirement decisions. The analysis is based on social security reforms in Austria in 2000 and 2004, and administrative data …

We present quasi-experimental evidence on the effects of increasing the Early Retirement Age (ERA) on older workers …' retirement decisions. The analysis is based on social security reforms in Austria in 2000 and 2004, and administrative data …