Title

Passing the Torch: The Influence of Economic Incentives on Work and Retirement

Year

1990

Abstract

This book summarizes research on individual retirement decisions and aggregate retirement trends. It also serves as an excellent reference source on the economics of retirement.

Contents

  1. Introduction and Overview
  2. The Individual Retirement Decision
  3. Retirement Incentives and the Retirement Decision: The Current Literature
  4. The Importance of Employer Pensions and Social Security at Younger Ages
  5. Transitions from Career Jobs
  6. Correlates of Career Job Transitions
  7. Summary and Conclusions

ISBN

9780880990929 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

EMPLOYMENT and COMPENSATION; Retirement and pensions; Employer strategies; Pensions; Retirement decisions