Social Security Programs and Retirement around t – Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement Retirement (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report) - Hardcover

Wise, David A.; Coile, Courtney C.; Milligan, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 022626257X ISBN 13: 9780226262574

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2016

Synopsis

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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About the Author

David A. Wise is the John F. Stambaugh Professor of Political Economy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the area director of Health and Retirement Programs and director of the Program on the Economics of Aging at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022626257X
• ISBN 13: 9780226262574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544