This paper examines the role of economic factors in determining retirement behavior using a unique new data archive on … different retirement models including linear as well as discrete choice formulations. This framework provides new insights into … how andwhy retirement ages differ across firms. We conclude that older workers' income opportunities differ depending on …

We examine respondents in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to observe how their financial situations unfolded as … retirement, and progress through their retirement years, and (b) labor force participation declined and thus earnings became less … important with age, while Social Security and retirement savings rose as a proportion of annual income …

capacity for work on older men's retirement. Traditional self-ratings of poor health are tested against more objectively … measured instruments. Using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we find that health problems influence retirement plans more …

to lift the age of mandatory retirement. Evidence on a longitudinal sample of pension plans from 1960 to the present … suggests:(1) During the 1960-70 period, Social Security increases generated changes in pensions favoring early retirement; and … retirement age …

ages. Using data from both the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the National Financial Capability Study (NFCS), we …. When we explore the reasons for delayed retirement among older women, factors include education, more marital disruption … retirement planning include having more education and greater financial literacy. Those who report excessive amounts of debt and …