UID:
almafu_9961565745902883
Format:
1 online resource (559 p.)
ISBN:
0-226-26260-X
Series Statement:
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Content:
Even as life expectancy in many countries has continued to increase, social security and similar government programs can provide strong incentives for workers to leave the labor force when they reach the age of eligibility for benefits. Disability insurance programs can also play a significant role in the departure of older workers from the labor force, with many individuals in some countries relying on disability insurance until they are able to enter into full retirement. The sixth stage of an ongoing research project studying the relationship between social security programs and labor force participation, this volume draws on the work of an eminent group of international economists to consider the extent to which differences in labor force participation across countries are determined by the provisions of disability insurance programs. Presented in an easily comparable way, their research covers twelve countries, including Canada, Japan, and the United States, and considers the requirements of disability insurance programs, as well as other pathways to retirement.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction --
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1. Disability Insurance Incentives and the Retirement Decision: Evidence from the United States --
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2. Effect of Pensions and Disability Benefits on Retirement in the United Kingdom --
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3. Option Value of Disability Insurance in Canada --
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4. Health Status, Disability, and Retirement Incentives in Belgium --
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5. Health, Disability Insurance, and Labor Force Exit of Older Workers in the Netherlands --
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6. Retirement, Early Retirement, and Disability: Explaining Labor Force Participation after Fifty-Five in France --
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7. Health, Financial Incentives, and Early Retirement: Microsimulation Evidence for Germany --
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8. Health, Disability Insurance, and Retirement in Denmark --
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9. Pathways to Retirement and the Role of Financial Incentives in Sweden --
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10. Health Status, Disability Insurance, and Incentives to Exit the Labor Force in Italy: Evidence from SHARE --
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11. Financial Incentives, Health, and Retirement in Spain --
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12. Option Value of Work, Health Status, and Retirement Decisions in Japan: Evidence from the Japanese Study on Aging and Retirement (JSTAR) --
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Contributors --
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Author Index --
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Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-226-26257-X
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
DOI:
10.7208/9780226262604
