Among numerous retirement schemes in France, the Social Security general regime" covers all wage earners from the … but with a downward adjustment of benefits. Our computations show that early" retirement adjustment rules give strong … change in the retirement age induced by the 1983 reform …

We study the influence of job characteristics on prospective retirement as measured by the probability of working past … from the Health and Retirement Survey, we find that physical and mental job requirements have a rather small influence on … prospective retirement, whereas measures of job flexibility and financial aspects of the job are important determinants …

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 …

retirement incentives. Using matched pension system and establishment survey data, we estimate changes in part-time employment … and retirement after ATZ. We find the policy induced growth in part-time work for men and extended men's expected duration … of employment by 1.8 years. As the policy evolved to include an abrupt retirement option, the worklife gain for men fell …

individual's retirement behavior would have been if only one retirement route had existed and in the absence of constraints on … work capabilities. We show that average years of work between 55 and 64 are nearly 14% greater when regular retirement …We analyze the influence of health and financial incentives on the retirement behavior of older workers in France …