five waves of the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) dataset and construct a frailty index for …In this paper, we investigate health and aging before and after retirement for specific occupational groups. We use … accumulate health deficits faster than workers from the second (high status) group. We instrument retirement by statutory …

In theory, improvements in healthy life expectancy should generate increases in the average age of retirement, with … little effect on savings rates. In many countries, however, retirement incentives in social security programs prevent … retirement ages from keeping pace with changes in life expectancy, leading to an increased need for life-cycle savings. Analyzing …

In theory, improvements in healthy life expectancy should generate increases in the average age of retirement, with … little effect on savings rates. In many countries, however, retirement incentives in social security programs prevent … retirement ages from keeping pace with changes in life expectancy, leading to an increased need for life-cycle savings. Analyzing …

many advanced economies, including Australia and the USA. This demographic shift has considerable implications for the … of social policy most pertinent to population ageing: retirement income and health care …