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The Effects of Pensions and Earnings on Retirement: A Review Essay

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Olivia S. Mitchell
Gary S. Fields

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Does retirement behavior react predictably to economic incentives? Evidence on this question would be useful to policy makers responsible for work and retirement programs affecting the elderly. This paper reviews the lessons and limitations of recent economics literature on pensions, earnings, and retirement. Section I develops the life cycle context for analyzing this problem. Theoretical literature is examined in Section II, followed by a review of the empirical literature in Section III. Conclusions appear at the end of each Section.

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  1. Alan L. Gustman & Thomas L. Steinmeier, 1983. "Minimum Hours Constraints and Retirement Behavior," NBER Working Papers 0940, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Alan L. Gustman & Olivia S. Mitchell & Thomas L. Steinmeier, 1994. "Retirement Research Using the Health and Retirement Survey," NBER Working Papers 4813, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  9. Alan L. Gustman & Olivia S. Mitchell & Thomas L. Steinmeier, 1993. "The Role of Pensions in the Labor Market," NBER Working Papers 4295, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  10. James H. Stock & David A. Wise, 1988. "Pensions, The Option Value of Work, and Retirement," NBER Working Papers 2686, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. Olivia S. Mitchell & Gary S. Fields, 1983. "Rewards to Continued Work: The Economic Incentives For Postponing Retirement," NBER Working Papers 1204, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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