Retirement Incentives in Belgium: Estimations and Simulations Using Share Data
26 Pages Posted: 18 May 2013
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Retirement Incentives in Belgium: Estimations and Simulations Using SHARE Data
Abstract
The paper studies retirement behavior of wage‐earners in Belgium – for the first time using rich survey data to explore retirement incentives as faced by individuals. Specifically, we use SHARE data to estimate a model à la Stock and Wise (1990). Exploring the longitudinal nature of SHARELIFE, we construct measures of financial and non‐financial incentive. Our analysis explicitly takes into account the different take‐up rates of the various early retirement exit paths across time and ages. The results show that financial incentives play a strong role. Health and education also matter, as does regional variation – though the latter in an unexpected way. A set of policy simulations illustrate the scope and also the limits associated with selective parametric reforms.
Keywords: pensions, social security, disability, early retirement, unemployment, labor force participation
JEL Classification: H55, J21, J26, J14
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