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Trends in Employment and Social Security Incentives in the Spanish Pension System: 1980-2016

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  • Pilar García-Gómez
  • Silvia Garcia-Mandicó
  • Sergi Jimenez-Martin
  • Judit Vall Castelló

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In this paper, we analyze the association between financial incentives and retirement decisions using aggregate data for over four decades in Spain. We calculate an implicit tax rate on remaining in employment for an additional year and examine its correlation with employment rates for older workers. The results suggest that financial incentives play a role in explaining the retirement patterns of both employed and unemployed workers.

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  • Pilar García-Gómez & Silvia Garcia-Mandicó & Sergi Jimenez-Martin & Judit Vall Castelló, 2018. "Trends in Employment and Social Security Incentives in the Spanish Pension System: 1980-2016," NBER Working Papers 25367, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies

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