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  • Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World

    Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement

    Edited by David A. Wise ...
    Series series National Bureau Economic Research
    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 ... Read more

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  • Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World

    Working Longer

    Series series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
    In developed countries, men’s labor force participation at older ages has increased in recent years, reversing a decades-long pattern of decline. Participation rates for older women have also been rising. What explains these patterns, and the differences in them across countries? The answers to these questions are pivotal as countries face fiscal and retirement security challenges posed by longer ... Read more

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  • Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World

    The Capacity to Work at Older Ages

    Edited by David A. Wise ...
    Series series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
    In recent years, the retirement age for public pensions has increased across many countries, and additional increases are in progress or under discussion in many more. The seventh stage of an ongoing research project studying the relationship between social security programs and labor force participation, Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages ... Read more

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  • Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World

    Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms

    Edited by David A. Wise ...
    Series series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
    In nearly every industrialized country, large aging populations and increased life expectancy have placed enormous pressure on social security programs—and, until recently, the pressure has been compounded by a trend toward retirement at an earlier age. With a larger fraction of the population receiving benefits, in coming decades social security in many countries may have to be reformed in order ... Read more

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  • Insights in the Economics of Aging

    Edited by David A. Wise ...
    Series series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
    The fraction of the population over age sixty-five in many developed countries is projected to rise, in some cases sharply, in coming decades. This has drawn growing interest to research on the health and economic circumstances of individuals as they age. Many individuals are retiring from paid work, yet they are living longer than ever. Their well-being is shaped by their past decisions such as ... Read more

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  • Discoveries in the Economics of Aging

    Edited by David A. Wise ...
    Series series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
    The oldest members of the Baby-Boomer generation are now crossing the threshold of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare with extensive and significant implications for these programs’ overall spending and fiscal sustainability. Yet the aging of the Baby Boomers is just one part of the rapidly changing landscape of aging in the United States and around the world.The latest volume in the ... Read more

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