The Political Feasibility of Increasing Retirement Age: Lessons from a Ballot on Female Retirement Age
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- Monika Bütler, 2002. "The Political Feasibility of Increasing the Retirement Age: Lessons from a Ballot on the Female Retirement Age," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 9(4), pages 349-365, August.
- Butler, M., 2000. "The Political Feasibility of Increasing Retirement Age : Lessons from a Ballot on Female Retirement Age," Discussion Paper 2000-121, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
- Monika BÜTLER, 2000. "The Political Feasibility of Increasing Retirement Age: Lessons from a Ballot on Female Retirement Age," Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie 00.27, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie.
- Butler, M., 2000. "The Political Feasibility of Increasing Retirement Age : Lessons from a Ballot on Female Retirement Age," Other publications TiSEM bd821bcb-0b6b-4b7e-99cf-a, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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Keywords
Social security reforms; (female) retirement age; Life-cycle decision making;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
- J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
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