This research analyses retirement behaviour in Austria based on a combined administrative dataset. Data from the … comprehensive microsimulation model of the Austrian pension system is developed and applied to calculate retirement benefit …

This paper investigates the retirement patterns of married couples in Belgium. To forecast retirement behavior, we use …'s structural design affect both partners' retirement decisions. We simulate the effect of the elimination of the spousal bonus and … find that a small portion of women delay their retirement whereas the rest substitute into alternative social security …

It is a challenge for politics that an aging population leads to demands that the retirement age is increasing while … the labour market. However, the regulations have become more restrictive in the last decade and early retirement usually … leads to a lower pension. In this article, we map options for early retirement in other countries. We have found five main …

supply and endogenous retirement. In this environment, the optimal labor tax is hump-shaped in age: insurance benefits of … taxation push for increasing-in-age taxes while rising labor supply elasticities and optimal late retirement of highly … combination of age-dependent linear taxes with increasing-in-age retirement benefits generates welfare gains close to optimal. …

wealth. This pattern is consistent across multiple retirement age thresholds and cohorts, including both individuals who have …

could be achieved if people retire from the work force later in life. Partial retirement, the option to work part-time while … drawing a pension before reaching the normal retirement age, could create the necessary conditions for reaching this goal. The … impact of partial retirement on employment will be simulated below. The results show that unrestricted access to partial …

reforms for a fixed retirement age distribution. The behavioral effect accounts for the endogenous change caused by changes in …

Beginning in September 2003, the Retirement Research Center at the National Bureau of Economic Research conducted a …

candles, they will have considered and likely decided whether to elect to take early Social Security retirement benefits … (SSRBs). Recent and evolving changes in the normal retirement age under Social Security, Medicare premiums and increased …, and the various timing-options, many boomers are unable to make informed decisions about critical retirement matters. This …