Sefton, James and va de Ven, Justin and Weale, Martin. (2005) Pension Arrangements and Retirement Choices in Europe: A Comparison of the British, Danish and German Systems. ENEPRI Research Reports No. 5, 1 February 2005. UNSPECIFIED.
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This paper develops a general equilibrium simulation model of a heterogeneous population in which both consumption/saving and labour/leisure choices are endogenous. The authors use it to explore the effects of the different state benefit systems on the labour supply of old and older workers in Denmark, Germany and the UK. In broad terms, they find that differences in labour force participation can be accounted for by the differences in benefit structures. These conclusions are not altered when they allow for the effects of poor health at different ages. The UK system is found to be preferable by young persons while the German arrangement is preferred by old and older people (who make up the majority in the simulated population).
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|Subjects for non-EU documents:||Countries > Denmark|
EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > social policy > welfare state
Countries > Germany
Countries > U.K.
|Subjects for EU documents:||UNSPECIFIED|
|EU Series and Periodicals:||UNSPECIFIED|
|EU Annual Reports:||UNSPECIFIED|
|Series:||Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > ENEPRI Research Reports|
|Depositing User:||Phil Wilkin|
|Official EU Document:||No|
|Date Deposited:||17 Aug 2009|
|Page Range:||p. 52|
|Last Modified:||06 Apr 2012 13:16|
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