Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Contributors 1
6. 1. Social Security Incentives in Belgium: An Analysis of Four Decades of Change 43
7. 2. Retirement Incentives and Canada’s Social Security Programs 79
8. 3. Labor Force Exit in Denmark, 1980–2016: Impact from Changes in Incentives 109
9. 4. Workers’ Employment Rates and Pension Reforms in France: The Role of Implicit Labor Taxation 133
10. 5. Social Security Reforms and the Changing Retirement Behavior in Germany 175
11. 6. The Evolution of Incentives for Retirement in Italy, 1980–2015 227
12. 7. Social Security Programs and Elderly Employment in Japan 271
13. 8. Social Security Programs and Employment at Older Ages in the Netherlands 297
14. 9. Trends in Employment and Social Security Incentives in the Spanish Pension System, 1980–2016 317
15. 10. Social Security Reforms and the Changing Retirement Behavior in Sweden 373
16. 11. A Lifetime of Changes: State Pensions and Work Incentives at Older Ages in the UK, 1948–2018 397
17. 12. The Evolution of Retirement Incentives in the US 435
18. Contributors 461
19. Author Index 465
20. Subject Index 467