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 …

contributions boosted in many nations. Yet our research on old-age system reforms does not require raising mandatory retirement ages … or contributions. Instead, we offer ways to enhance incentives for people to work longer and delay retirement. There are … good reasons to incentivize older people to work longer and delay retirement. These include rising longevity, the shrinking …

Cross-national comparisons of data from developed countries offer useful insights into the retirement process and … Aging and Retirement (JSTAR) project, and we compare these with results in the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We … examine the relative importance of health, wealth, family, and other factors in work and retirement at older ages cross …

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 …