We investigate the responsiveness of individual retirement decisions to changes in financial incentives. A reform … increased women's normal retirement age (NRA) in two steps from age 62 to age 63 first and then to age 64. At the same time … retirement at the previous NRA became possible at a benefit discount. Since the reform affected specific birth cohorts we can …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort … conclusions. We provide evidence that the increase in the retirement age negatively affects health outcomes as the prevalence of …

In this paper, we exploit pension reform-induced changes in retirement eligibility requirements to assess the role of … grandparental child care availability in the labor force participation of women with children under 15. We focus on Italy for two … mothers are retirement eligible have a 11 percent higher probability of being in the labor force than those whose mothers are …

assess the effect of the reform on the savings and retirement expectations and realizations of two virtually identical male …. We show that retirement expectations are in line with realizations and that the reform had the intended effect on the …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort … conclusions. We provide evidence that the increase in the retirement age negatively affects health outcomes as the prevalence of …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort … conclusions. We provide evidence that the increase in the retirement age negatively affects health outcomes as the prevalence of …

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

We study how social security influences the retirement behavior of couples. First, we exploit over two decades of full …-population data and a discontinuity design to document sizable retirement spillovers to spouses when individuals reach pension … joint retirement, which is driven by older spouses working longer. Accounting for these age differences reveals a strong …

This paper considers the potential relationship between providing care for grandchildren and retirement, among women … nearing retirement age. Using 47,444 person-wave observations from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we find the arrival … of a new grandchild is associated with a more than eight percent increase in the retirement hazard despite little overall …