In this paper, we show evidence that the increase in the number of contribution years that is required for a full-rate pension in France has induced indirectly an increase in senior employment between age 55 and 60, i.e. before the minimum eligibility age threshold. This impact seems to operate...

As most developed countries, France has gone over the last 20 years through a process of pension system reforms, mainly aiming at increasing the average retirement age, through increasing the required number of contribution years or through postponing legal (minimal and/or normal) ages. Public...