The share of workers who are self-employed rises markedly with age. Given policy concerns
about inadequate retirement savings, especially among those with lower education, and the …

Background In Sweden there is a socioeconomic divide between white and blue collar
workers with respect to the risk for premature exit from working life. Disability pension has …

Career shocks (CS) avert recipients' growth and consider the main hurdle in the
development of employees' career. Such shocks (positive/negative) significantly affect …

Many OECD countries have addressed the issue of increased longevity by mainly
increasing the retirement age. However, this kind of reforms may lead to substantial transfers …

Background: The average retirement age in the United States (US) has increased over the
past few decades. However, the rate of increase for Hispanics is lower than that for non …

Just like generations before them, the baby boomers are not one group, but many. Are they
financially ready for retirement? A review of the likely income and expenditure data for baby …

We are interested in defining the optimal retirement age by socio-economic class, given a
Defined Benefit and a Notional Defined Contribution scheme. We firstly implement a …

This study provides a Ugandan perspective on the influence of demographic factors on
retirement planning and the socio-economic status of civil servants. The study collected data …

Middle aged and older workers constitute a growing segment of the US labor force. These
workers face considerable challenges in the wake of the Great Recession, which have …

There have been recurring arguments over time that taxes paid by wage earners for Social
Security are regressive and hence unfair. The argument is further made that if these taxes …