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Retirement age and health expenditures

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  • Helmuth Cremer
  • Jean-Marie Lozachmeur
  • Pierre Pestieau

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We study the design of pension benefits and contributions when an individual's health status depends on his consumption of health services. Health services can be subsidized and their uniform public provision is also considered. We show that the second-best policy induces early retirement and that health expenditures ought to be subsidized under plausible assumptions. When only linear subsidies are available, the case for uniform public provision of health services appears to be quite strong.

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  • Helmuth Cremer & Jean-Marie Lozachmeur & Pierre Pestieau, 2006. "Retirement age and health expenditures," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 83-84, pages 167-186.
    • Handle: RePEc:adr:anecst:y:2006:i:83-84:p:167-186
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    1. Kuhn, Michael & Wrzaczek, Stefan & Prskawetz, Alexia & Feichtinger, Gustav, 2015. "Optimal choice of health and retirement in a life-cycle model," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 158(PA), pages 186-212.
    2. Helmuth Cremer & Jean‐Marie Lozachmeur & Pierre Pestieau, 2008. "Social Security And Retirement Decision: A Positive And Normative Approach," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(2), pages 213-233, April.
    3. Hostenkamp, Gisela & Stolpe, Michael, 2008. "Optimal health and retirement policies amid population aging," Kiel Working Papers 1428, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

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